FRV Explorer 4/79

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	FRV Explorer (74EX)
Cruise identifier	4/79
Cruise period	1979-04-23 — 1979-04-27
Status	Completed
Chief scientist	Derek C Moore (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Ocean/sea areas
General	North Sea
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Water bottle stations	Quantity: number of stations = 9
Chemical oceanography
Phosphate	Quantity: 9
Nitrate	Quantity: 9
Total - N	Quantity: 9
Ammonia	Quantity: 9
Silicate	Quantity: 9
Contamination
Trace metals	Quantity: 43
Bottom deposits	Quantity: 34
Contaminants in organisms	Quantity: 9
Other contaminant measurements	Quantity: 34 Description: other measurements
Biology and fisheries
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)	Quantity: 9
Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms	Quantity: 9
Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms	Quantity: 34
Zoobenthos	Quantity: 58 Description: monitoring,distribution studies
Other biological/fisheries measurement	Quantity: 34 Description: ATP-ADP-AMP concentrations