FRV Explorer 2/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-02-03 — 1976-02-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To take part in the International Young Herring and Gadoid Pre-recruit Survey in the North Sea
2) To examine freshly caught fish for parasites |
| Chief scientist | George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | International Young Herring Survey |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Leith, Esbjerg, Firth of Forth, Moray Firth, Orknay, Dogger |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 39 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: for herring, 28 in the eastern half of the survey, 11 in the western half off the Scottish coast. |
| Exploratory fishing |
