Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/82 |
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Cruise period | 1982-06-18 — 1982-07-07 |
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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. International 0-group Gadoid Survey in the North Sea.
2. Capture of live whiting for aquarium experiments.
3. Handline fishing for whiting
The ship called at Kirkwall for a mid-cruise break on the 28/06/1982 leaving on the 29/06/1982 |
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Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Project | O-Group Gadoid Survey by ICES |
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Coordinating body | ICES |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Norwegian Sea |
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Specific | S and E of Shetlands, Moray Firth, Auskerry, Forties/Fladen area, Northern Isles and Norway, Pentland Firth |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 57 Description: Macroplankton |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 57 Description: monitoring and distribution, blue whiting, sprats, 0-group herring, sandeels |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 57 Description: monitoring and distribution of cod, haddock, whiting, Norway pout, saithe. 90 live whiting were brough back to the Laboratory from handlining |