Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
---|
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
---|
Cruise identifier | 3C/69 |
---|
Cruise period | 1969-07-04 — 1969-07-09 |
---|
Status | Completed |
---|
Port of departure | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
---|
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
---|
Purpose | Research |
---|
Objectives | 1) Pelagic trawling for blue whiting
2) An echo survey was done to locate fishable traces
To facilitate future pelagic trawling, a series of calibrations between depth, wrap length and engine revs was made during a 9 hour tow. |
---|
Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Roger S Bailey (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
---|
Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
---|
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
---|
Specific | NE of Shetland, Muckle Flugga |
---|
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
---|
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Netzonde was occasionally used |