RRS John Biscoe
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Biscoe (74JB) |
| Cruise period | 1978-01-15 — 1978-03-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | British Antarctic Survey (BAS) |
| Chief scientist | Barry Heywood (British Antarctic Survey), Inigo Everson (British Antarctic Survey), W N Bonner (British Antarctic Survey) |
| Project | BIOMASS |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 24 |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: 8 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 24 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 93 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: 83 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 17 Description: distribution,biomass determination,communities |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: 1 Description: hydrocarbon concentrations |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Quantity: 196 |
