FRV Explorer 5/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-06-04 — 1981-06-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. International 0-group Gadoid Survey in the North Sea.
2. Capture of live whiting for aquarium experiments. 3. Eight live whiting fish were brought back for the Laboratory A northerly gale prevented trawling on the 10/06/1981 for 36 hours. The survey was interrupted by bad weather on the 13/06/1981. The ship was forced to proceed to Kirkwall for repairs on the 15/06/1981 where it remained till the 17/06/1981. Spare netzonde equiptment was received during this time. |
| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Gadoid Survey by ICES |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Sea/Orkney, Moray Firth, Shetlands |
| Track charts | (0.05 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: track kilometres = 444.48 Description: Continuous surface sampling |
| Phytobenthos | Quantity: track kilometres = 444.48 Description: Continuous surface sampling |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: track kilometres = 444.48 Description: Continuous surface sampling |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: track kilometres = 444.48 Description: Continuous surface sampling |
