FRV Explorer 9/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-11-03 — 1976-11-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To perform and exploratory acoustic fishing survey for blue whiting in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea
2) To investigate hydrographic conditions in relation to fish distribution 3) Fishing was carried out when possible to identify the echo traces associated with blue whiting and to provide fish for biological and parasitological analysis The ship docked in Aberdeen on the 12/11/1976 sailing again on the 16/11/1976 |
| Chief scientist | John Richards (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | W of Flugga, Faroe-Shetland Channel, NE of Faroe, Ronas Voe |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: recorded continuously |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: 26 |
| Silicate | Quantity: 26 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: survey:pathology,population etc. Blue Whiting |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 |
