FRV Explorer 7B/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 7B/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-09-04 — 1967-09-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| 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 |
| Chief scientist | D Ferrier S Raitt (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Atlantic Ocean North Sea |
| Specific | Rockall Bank, Butt of Lewis, W of Shetland, NW of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: temperature and salinity observations were made at all standard depths |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| 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 | |
| Routine standard measurements |
