Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 9/77 |
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Cruise period | 1977-10-14 — 1977-10-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) To carry out herring larval surveys off the west coast of Scotland and north and west coasts of Ireland
2) To recover current meters and carry out hydrographic sampling
''Explorer'' made a call at Stornoway to change personnel on the 21/10/1977 leaving on the 22/10/1977. The ship docked at Greenock for repairs to leeking condenser tubes on the 25/10/1977. The cruise terminated earlier than planned when it became clear that the repair work would not be completed before the scheduled end of the cruise |
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Chief scientist | Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.72 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
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Specific | Cape Wrath, Tory Island area, Donegal Bay area |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: temperature and salinity. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 85 Description: Using the Dutch Gulf III. Samples were preserved and returned to the laboratory for analysis |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 85 Description: Using the Dutch Gulf III. Samples were preserved and returned to the laboratory for analysis |