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RRS Challenger CH4/75
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH4/75 |
Cruise period | 1975-03-18 — 1975-03-24 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Dunstaffnage, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Dunstaffnage, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The objective of this biological sampling cruise was to obtain the first of a time series of biological samples of the deep-sea benthos, bathypelagic plankton and demersel fish from the deep water area lying to the west of Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
Chief scientist | John D Gage (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
Cruise report | (2.70 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Track charts | (0.10 MB) |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Neuston | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: epibenthic sledge. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: survey:taxonomy,population |
Gear research | |
Exploratory fishing |