Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/78 |
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Cruise period | 1978-05-25 — 1978-06-13 |
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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 | Hydrography and Fishing
A half landing took place on the 02/06/1978 in Torshavn. ''Explorer'' anchored off Sando and scientific staff and crew attempted to catch fish for taggings with hand lines. The ship steamed to Inganess Bay on the 10/06/1978 for repairs. |
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Chief scientist | D W Armstrong (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (3.23 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Fair Isle-Munken area, Faroe Bank |
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Track charts | (3.08 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 20 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 10 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 10 |
Silicate | Quantity: 20 |
Contamination | |
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Trace metals | Quantity: 5 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Primary productivity | Quantity: 78 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 10 |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 44 Description: survey:population structures,biomass determination etc. A total of 3630 otoliths from cod, haddock, saithe and whiting were read at sea |