RV Ernest Holt 6/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Ernest Holt (74EH) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-06-30 — 1967-07-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To survey the abundance of fish suitable for industrial purposes in deep water at the edge of the Continental Shelf; Muckle Flugga to Brest (60 degrees 30' - 48 degrees 20'N.).
2. To collect hake for racial studies. 3. To survey mixing of blue whiting and hake SW of Ireland. 4. To make further underwater television studies. 5. To undertake a supplementary survey of distribution of pilchard larvae in the Western Channel. |
| Chief scientist | H A Cole (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.30 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 16 Description: mechanical |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements |
