FRV Explorer 4/80
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/80 |
| Cruise period | 1980-03-14 — 1980-04-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To participate in a joint Franco-Scottish survey on demersal fish stocks on the continental shelf to the west of Scotland and at Rockall Bank.
On the 23/03/1980 ''Explorer'' put into Stornoway and disembarked Dr Hislop, afterwards proceeding with the cruise. The ship was forced to dock at Campbeltown for medical and domestic reasons till the 29/03/1980 where it proceeded to Troon to pick up 2 new officers. After trawling for herring the ship returned to Troon on the 30/03/1980. Explorer then resumed her young fish survey duties. A number of spawning herring were required to provide fertilized eggs for experiments at Poolwe. The gonads were stripped and transplanted to Poolwe by car from Troon. Other samples were returned to the laboratory by request. The stomachs of dogfish were examined. |
| Chief scientist | Andrew W Newton (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Franco-Scottish Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (4.34 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | W. Scotland, Rockall Bank, NW coast of Ireland, Clyde, NW of Barra Head, Broad Bay, North Minch |
| Track charts | (1.43 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | Quantity: 3 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 30 Description: monitoring,pathology of haddock, whiting and herring |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 30 Description: monitoring,pathology of haddock, whiting and herring |
| Taggings | Quantity: 6 Description: 127 dogfish were tagged |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement |
