RRS Challenger CH12A/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
| Cruise identifier | CH12A/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-08-07 — 1981-08-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Dunstaffnage, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Benthic |
| Chief scientist | Peter R Barnett (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West of Ireland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: measured for benthic biological studies bottom only |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | |
| Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of stations = 2 |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: survey:taxonomy,distribution,population |
| Gear research | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Description: paleontology |
