FRV Explorer 8A/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 8A/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-08-07 — 1979-08-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To carry out an acoutstic and trawling survey for herring in the Shetland area and off the north east coast of England as part of an ICES coordinated survey
2) An echo-sounder search was made for herring concentrations |
| Chief scientist | Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (2.88 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Shetland area, Foula |
| Track charts | (1.47 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: sample baskets = 89 Description: using a delagic trawl PT129 fitted with a 20mm cod end for biomass determination. Catches of small whiting, small haddock and jellyfish |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: sample baskets = 89 Description: using a delagic trawl PT129 fitted with a 20mm cod end for biomass determination. Catches of small whiting, small haddock and jellyfish |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. |
