FRV Explorer 3/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-05-03 — 1971-06-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 3EP/1971 Current m stations:60.16N 04W;60N 04W; 59.46N 03.44W
1) To lay 2 current meter moorings at the continental shelf edge at 4 degrees West 2) To carry out a detailed environmental survey between Strathy Point and Faroe 3) To re-establish the current meter position at Collieston at the end of the cruise 4) Ornithological studies ( Aberdeen University) A preliminary hydrographic survey of the mooring area was done on the 07/05/1971. |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Strathy Point, Faroe, Collieston, Lerwick, Noup Head |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 124 |
| Current meters | Quantity: 2 Description: 3 days;direct reading. 2 guard dans were anchored adjacent to the instrument line of each mooring. |
| Currents measured from ship drift | Quantity: 123 |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 36 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: 13 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 10 |
| Birds | Description: Made continually during daylight hours |
