Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-07-06 — 1979-07-25 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) To undertake a Faroe pre-recruit demersal fish survey with the 48' Aberdeen trawl
2) To undertake comparative fishing using the standard 48' Aberdeen trawl and the GOV trawl
''Explorer'' put into Thorshavn on the 16/07/1979 leaving on the 17/07/1979. Deteriorating weather conditions forced the ship to change fishing grounds |
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Chief scientist | Andrew W Newton (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (1.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Faroe Bank, SW of Sydero Grounds, NE Faroe, E of Sando Bank, E of Svino, Fuglo Grounds, Nolso Bank, West Bay, Myling Head |
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Track charts | (0.95 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Description: monitoring,pathology studies. Cod, haddock saithe, lemon sole, plaice, flatfish, whiting, and squid caught |
Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 17 Description: One hour duration each. The hauls were made on 3 separate grounds and an analysis carried out for each area |