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RRS James Clark Ross JR20010316 (JR60)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS James Clark Ross (74JC)
Cruise identifierJR20010316 (JR60)
Cruise period2001-03-16 — 2001-03-26
StatusCompleted
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesWestern Core Box Acoustics & CTD deployments; Swath bathmetry

Objectives

1. To undertake standard acoustic survey for krill and oceanography to the northwest of South Georgia (DYNAMOE, Year 1; Survey 3).
2. To investigate bottom topography in the vicinity of Shag Rocks to identify locations suitable for bottom trawling.
3. To determine whether spawning aggregations of icefish are present in the bays on the northwest of South Georgia in late March.
Chief scientistInigo Everson (British Antarctic Survey)
Cruise reportRRS James Clark Ross JR20010316 (JR60) cruise report jr060.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSouth Atlantic Ocean
SpecificNorth of Bird Island; Swath through Bay of Isles, Possession Bay, Antarctic Bay, Husvik, Stromness & Leith, Cumberland West Bay & Fortuna Bay