Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 7B/67 |
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Cruise period | 1967-09-04 — 1967-09-19 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Trawling survey
2) Plankton survey
3) Hydrographic observations
4) Echo-sounding observations made with the K&H MS28 sounder used with a towed transducer |
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Chief scientist | D Ferrier S Raitt (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Atlantic Ocean North Sea |
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Specific | Rockall Bank, Butt of Lewis, W of Shetland, NW of Scotland |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: temperature and salinity observations were made at all standard depths |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: blue whiting, coral, silver smelts, haddock, ling, skate, cod, saithe and Norway pout |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: blue whiting, coral, silver smelts, haddock, ling, skate, cod, saithe and Norway pout |
Meteorology | |
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Routine standard measurements | |