RV Ernest Holt 8/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Ernest Holt (74EH) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-09-24 — 1968-10-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | (a) (i) Tin Townet herring larval survey - Shetland (ICES programme)
(ii) Collection of material for genetic studies. (iii) Testing of chloride and Ramsay freezing point determination apparatus under sea conditions. (b) (i) Comparative fishing on Rockall Bank (with RV EXPLORER, Aberdeen) (ii) Hydrography of Rockall Bank, (iii) Testing of Chloride and freezing point determination apparatus under sea condition (cont.) (c) Tin-townet herring larval survey - Whitby. (d) Collection of live plaice for breeding experiments. |
| Chief scientist | Terrence D Iles (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.25 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Atlantic Ocean |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 50 Description: mechanical |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 61 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 81 |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements |
