Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
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Cruise identifier | JM1/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-01-05 — 1979-01-09 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To examine the benthic ecology of the linear sandbanks in the Bristol Channel. The sandbanks to be studied included Helwick, Scarweather, Nash and Culver Sands and the Hugo Bank. |
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Chief scientist | Paul A Tyler (University of Wales Swansea Department of Geology and Oceanography) |
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Cruise report | (0.17 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Bristol Channel |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 113 Description: survey: identification, distribution, biomass determination and population. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 133 Description: small sediment sample was retained for grain size analysis and organic carbon content. |