Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 9B/73 |
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Cruise period | 1973-10-17 — 1973-10-26 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) To establish procedures for the direct observation of large bottom trawls by divers
2) To compare the engineering performances of BMV type 6 slotted oval trawl boards with standard 11ft by 5ft flat rectangular trawl boards
3) To compare the engineering performance of a 96ft headline Stella Granton trawl with that of a standard 78ft headline Granton trawl
4) Herring larval survey |
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Chief scientist | D A Wileman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 38 Description: subsequent analysis at the Marine Laboratory (data for both parts of cruise) |