RV Edward Forbes B/8/74 & B/9/74 & B/10/74 (2 Cr. 13-17 May & 11-18 Jun)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
| Cruise identifier | B/8/74 & B/9/74 & B/10/74 (2 Cr. 13-17 May & 11-18 Jun) |
| Cruise period | 1974-05-13 — 1974-06-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Duplicate roscop 1256 for B/8 and 1257 for B/90 B/10 |
| Chief scientist | Richard Warwick (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 91 |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: 91 |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 91 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: 90 |
| Total - P | Quantity: 90 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: 90 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: 90 |
| Silicate | Quantity: 90 |
| Trace elements | Quantity: 90 |
| Isotopes | Quantity: 90 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Primary productivity | Quantity: 4 |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 90 |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 180 |
| Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) | Quantity: 90 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 90 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 90 |
| Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: 24 |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: 1 |
| Meteorology | |
| Occasional standard measurements | Quantity: 91 |
