FRV Explorer 9/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-09-05 — 1979-09-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To undertake a pot and trawl survey for decapod crustacea off NW Scotland
2) To make television observations inconnection with the first objective 3) To test sampling methods for lobster larvae 4) To conduct a herring larval survey to the north and west coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland ( Amendment to replace 1, 2, and 3 dated September 13) ''Explorer'' stopped in Stornoway from the 13/09/1979 till the 15/09/1979 to carry out minor boiler repairs. 2 Dutch Gulf III plankton nets were collect from the DAFS research station at Lock Ewe on the 17/09/1979. Sea conditions prevented any use being made of the television camera or of the neuston net |
| Chief scientist | Richard G J Shelton (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.68 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Rockall Bank, Butt of Lewis, W of North Rona, E of Rockall Islet |
| Track charts | (1.57 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 38 Description: for the herring larval survey were obtained for subsequent analysis at the Marine Laboratory |
| Zoobenthos | Description: distribution |
| Crustaceans | Description: Standard crab pots. |
| Exploratory fishing |
