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