Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/81 |
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Cruise period | 1981-01-14 — 1981-02-03 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out an echointegration survey for sprats in the Western North Sea between the Firth of Forth and Flamborough Head.
2. To identify echo traces using a pelagic trawl. |
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Chief scientist | J Ian Edwards (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.18 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
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Specific | Firth of Forth/ Flamboro' Head, Largo Bay, Moray Firth, Nairn, Inverness, Montrose |
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Track charts | (0.05 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 14 Description: midwater trawls (PT112). |
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |