FRV Clupea 1384C_2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1384C_2 |
| Cruise period | 1984-10-19 — 1984-10-31 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Ullapool, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To determine catch rates, size, composition and maturity of Nephrops in small and standard-mesh trawls in the Moray Firth and North Minch.
2. To determine catch rates and species composition of fish by-catches in these areas. 3. To study growth of Nephrops in different parts of the Moray Firth and North Minch. 4. To examine by means of cameras mounted on a towed sledge the Nephrops populations in these areas. 5. To obtain mud samples for particle size, shear stress, organic carbon and faunal analysis. |
| Chief scientist | Colin J Chapman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | North Minch; Moray Firth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 24 Description: distribution,population studies |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: Nephrops studies |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: TV camera monitoring of Nephrops |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 24 Description: for particle size shear stress, organic carbon and faunal analysis |
