FRV Explorer 2A/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 2A/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-03-08 — 1977-03-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To use and evaluate the new Blue Whiting trawl on shoals of fish
2) To determine the basic engineering characteristics of the trawl 3) To improve the handling of large pelagic gears on ''Explorer'' using a power block |
| Chief scientist | S T Ronald de Silva (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | N of Shetlands, Fetlar, NW of Flagga, Orkneys, North Rona, Broad Bay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | |
| Exploratory fishing | Description: spatial & temporal distribution |
