FRV Explorer 3B/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 3B/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-06-17 — 1969-07-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1) Sule Skerry to Munken, Faroe. New hydrographic section
2) Faroe routine trawl survey 3) Faroe Bank - Butt of Lewis, standard hydrographic section The trawling survey started on the 19/06/1969 and was completed by the 01/07/1969. Trawl catches contained saithe, cod, haddock and lemon sole. Planton sampling was done and 30 samples were collected for the SMBA Oceanographic Laboratory Edinburgh using the modified plankton indicator. |
| Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Sydero, West Bay, Faroe Bank, Sando Bank, Sule Skerry-Munken area, |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 48 Description: 2 hydrographic sections |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 48 Description: 2 hydrographic sections |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 30 Description: plankton indicator |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 30 Description: plankton indicator |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: sample baskets = 89.75 Description: trawl including: 64.25 saithe and 25.5 haddock |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: sample baskets = 119 Description: trawl including: 105.75 cod and 13.25 lemon sole |
