FRV Explorer 7/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-08-12 — 1976-09-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) To conduct full scale instrumented gear trials with 3 of the larger versions of the Laboratory Four Panel Trawl.
2) Various rig and door combinations were used to study the engineering performance and gear geometry of each net. 3) Shipboard parameters were recorded using the 920C computer on-line data logging facility while underwater measurements were obtained by conventional self recording instruments A mid-cruise break took place on the 23/08/1976 till the 24/08/1976 in Lerwick |
| Chief scientist | R Derek Galbraith (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Aberdeen Bay, E of Shetland grounds, Balta area, NW of Flugga |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 43 Description: 41 were fully instrumented |
