FRV Explorer 9/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-10-07 — 1981-10-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake a North Sea pre-recruit demersal survey.
2. To collect stomachs of commercially important species as recommended by the working group on multi-species assessment model testing. 3. Samples of common dab, haddock and squid were deep frozen and brought back to the laboratory Continuous bad weather interfered with the programme. A half-landing was made at Lerwick on the 15/10/1981 till the 16/10/1981 |
| Chief scientist | Alexander P Robb (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 43 Description: Population and distribution studies. Haddock, whiting, common dabs, saithe and squid caught. 312 cod, 2562 haddock, 2444 whiting and 9 saithe were deep frozen and brought back to the laboratory |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of stations = 43 Description: Population and distribution studies. Haddock, whiting, common dabs, saithe and squid caught. 312 cod, 2562 haddock, 2444 whiting and 9 saithe were deep frozen and brought back to the laboratory |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of stations = 43 Description: Population and distribution studies. Haddock, whiting, common dabs, saithe and squid caught. 312 cod, 2562 haddock, 2444 whiting and 9 saithe were deep frozen and brought back to the laboratory |
