Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-05-15 — 1979-05-29 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Survey of demersal fish stocks on Rockall Bank
2) To work hydrographic lines off the shelf of Rockall Bank
3) To conduct a survey of pre-recruit of commercial fish stocks on the continental shelf West of Scotland
4) Samples were taken where possible according to programme from catches during trawling
''Explorer'' was held up till the 15/05/1979 due to crew shortages. |
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Chief scientist | Sidney D E Devlin (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (1.21 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Rockall Bank, Outer Hebrides |
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Track charts | (1.13 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 11 |
Contamination | |
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Trace metals | Quantity: 31 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 24 Description: distribution,pathology studies |
Exploratory fishing | |