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FRV Clupea 10/65

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier10/65
Cruise period1965-11-08 — 1965-11-20
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1) Haddock were caught on handlines and fished from FRV Mara and/or small boat
2) Haddock were held at the surface for certain periods beofre they were taken down in polythene bags by diver and put into a bottom cage
3) Attempts were made to listen to this fish from the anchored ship, and a 24 hour monitoring cycle was established
4) An analysis was made of the survial of the haddock that had undergone the pressure change

Clupea sailed for Lock Airnort arrving on the 16/11/1965 being delayed in Inverness due to engine trouble
Chief scientistColin J Chapman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 10/65 cruise report clupea10_65.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificLoch Ainort, Skye
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of specimens = 12
Description: A small line with 40 hooks was shot in the vicinity of the bottom cages deployed at 120 ft depth. Haddock were removed from the hooks and brought to the surface in polythene bags
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of specimens = 40
Description: Haddock caught on handlines fished from FRV Mara and/or small boat were held at the surface for periods of between 1 and 4 hours before they were taken down in polythene bags by diver and put into a bottom cage.