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RV Cirolana CIR6A/73

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR6A/73
Cruise period1973-06-28 — 1973-07-12
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGrimsby, United Kingdom
Port of returnStornoway, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. To make a survey of the distribution and abundance of 0-group fish in the waters around the Faroe Islands.
2. To collect water samples in the North Sea for the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory.
Chief scientistBrian W Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR6A/73 cruise report ci06a_73.pdf (0.11 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: number of stations = 101
Description: S only
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 101
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 83
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 83
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: deep scattering layers