RV Edward Forbes 8/77 (C/2/77)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/77 (C/2/77) |
| Cruise period | 1977-05-26 — 1977-06-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Milford Haven, United Kingdom |
| Chief scientist | James Aiken (Institute of Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: surface only |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: 3 Description: T only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: track kilometres = 575.972 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: track kilometres = 575.972 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: track kilometres = 575.972 |
| Silicate | Quantity: track kilometres = 575.972 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: track kilometres = 575.972 |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: 51 |
| Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) | Quantity: 51 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 12 Description: survey:monitoring,distribution |
