Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/82 |
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Cruise period | 1982-01-11 — 1982-01-29 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out an echo-integrator survey for sprats in the western North Sea between the North Sea between the Moray Firth and Flamborough Head.
2. To identify the echo-traces using midwater trawls PT 154 (Young Gadoid Trawl) and Isaac Kidd midwater trawl. |
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Chief scientist | J Ian Edwards (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | W. North Sea, Moray Firth, Flamborough Head, Firth of Forth, Largo Bay, St. Andrews Bay |
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Track charts | (1.19 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | |
Pelagic fish | Description: Isaacs Kidd midwater trawl. |
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
Exploratory fishing | |