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RRS Challenger CH3/76
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH3/76 |
Cruise period | 1976-02-27 — 1976-03-03 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Continuation of seasonal sampling studies on the deep-sea benthos and midwater populations in the Rockall Trough, and laying a waverider buoy off South Uist for I.O.S. Taunton |
Chief scientist | John D Gage (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
Cruise report | (1.92 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: waverider buoy |
Biology and fisheries | |
Zooplankton | Description: population studies |
Zoobenthos | Description: taxonomy,population studies |