Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/81 |
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Cruise period | 1981-07-29 — 1981-08-19 |
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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 | To carry out a demersal trawling survey in the North Sea.
A mid-trip break took place on the 10/08/1981 until the 11/08/1981. |
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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 | (0.06 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 64 Description: 8833 fish stomachs examined and 3071 preserved from cod, haddock, whiting and saithe. 111 fish weighed at sea and all otoliths collected were mounted and read at sea |