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RRS Challenger CH16B/77
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH16B/77 |
Cruise period | 1977-10-26 — 1977-10-28 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To obtain samples of the abyssal macrobenthos from the SMBA permanent station in the Southern Rockall Trough in order to continue a time series started in November 1975
2. To undertake trials with a new large box corer for quantitative sampling of deep water benthos 3. To take bottom samples with the box corer end with Agassiz trawl |
Chief scientist | John D Gage (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Gear research | Description: Trials of the spade corer. |