Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-09-03 — 1974-09-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) To carry out a herring larval survey off the north and east coasts of Scotland
2) Additional comparative hauls at different towing speeds in the area of greatest larval abundance were made
A half landing in Lerwick took place on the 11/09/1974. |
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Chief scientist | Martin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Buchan area, Orkney/Shetland area, Pentland Firth |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 40 Description: Plankton indicator tows with at least one haul in each statistical square |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 40 Description: Plankton indicator tows with at least one haul in each statistical square |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: 171 |