FRV Explorer 7/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-06-22 — 1978-07-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Participation in an international survey of pelagic 0-group gadoids in the North Sea
2) Studies on the timing of recruitment of gadoids to the demersal phase 3) Collection of live fish for the aquarium 4) A sample of cod were deep frozen for the Lowestoft Laboratory 5) 4 samples of surface water collected along the edge of the Norwegian Deeps were brought back for the Woods Holes Laboratory A relief engineer and a member of scientific staff joined the ship at Lerwick on the 26/06/1978. A mid-trip call was made at Cristiansand from the 03/07/1978 till the 04/07/1978. The pelagic trawl was damaged which meant that it was not possible to make hauls on the sea bed to study the recruitment of gadoids to the demersal phase. |
| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Int.Young Gadoid Survey |
| Cruise report |  (1.74 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Norwegian Sea |
| Specific | Viking Bay, Norwegian Deeps, Danish coast, east coast of Scotland, Moray Firth, Orkneys |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 31 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 40 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: 40 Description: monitoring |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: to collect live 0+ gadoids for the aquarium. Haddock, whiting, cod, and Norway pout. Sprat sandeels, herring, witches, and long rough dab |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: to collect live 0+ gadoids for the aquarium. Haddock, whiting, cod, and Norway pout. Sprat sandeels, herring, witches, and long rough dab |
