RV Vickers Venturer 34/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | RV Vickers Venturer |
| Cruise identifier | 34/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-11-07 — 1969-11-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Tarbert, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Area of lower Loch Fyne.
8th Nov: observing the envionment of manganese nodules; deep water 3 miles SE of Tarbert 9th Nov, 1: plankton observation and identification; deep water due E of Tarbert 9th Nov, 2: evaluation of fisheries research potential of Pisces; off Tarbert Bank. 10th Nov: geology - geomorphology of the base of the main trench; in trough 3 miles SE of Tarbert . 11th Nov: observations of clam dredge and experimental photography; Clunaig Bay. 12th Nov: geology - geological exposures observed on the cliff and crags, sediment typye and geomorphology studied; centre of deep water, 3 miles SE of Tarbert. Pisces equipment: scanning sonar; pressure depth gauge; echo-sounder; sea temperature gauge; CCTV; sonar voice communication; radio comunications; gyro compass; speedometer. |
| Chief scientist | R A Eden (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (4.24 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Lower Loch Fyne |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Pisces equipment |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Description: Pisces equipment |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: radio communications, voice communication, gyro compass, speedometer |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 6 Description: made throughout the cruise observing different parameters |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Description: Pisces equipment |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: Pisces equipment |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Description: Pisces equipment |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 6 Description: made throughout the cruise observing different parameters |
