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RRS Challenger CH14A/80
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH14A/80 |
Cruise period | 1980-09-11 — 1980-09-19 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To obtain seasonal samples of deep-sea benthos and deep plankton at the SMBA Permanent Station and at Station 'M' using the epibenthic sled, Agassiz trawl and RMT 1.
2. To obtain seabed photographs using a new towed camera sled. Not possible due to a combination of bad weather and lack of time. 3. To continue trials, and to obtain quantitative bottom samples, with the new RVS box corer. |
Chief scientist | John D Gage (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
Cruise report | (0.38 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Rockall Trough |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Zooplankton | |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: survey:taxonomy,population structures |
Gear research | |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 |