FRV Explorer 8/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-09-16 — 1981-10-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To take part in the ICES Herring Larval Surveys in the Orkney/Shetland area.
''Explorer'' went to Scrabaster on the 19/09/1981 to land the chief engineer. Operations were curtailed due to servere weather on the 20/09/1981and was made to shelter in Scapa Flow till sampling could be recommenced on the 21/09/1981 in the Moray Firth. A half-landing took place in Kirkwell from the 23/09/1981 until the 24/09/1981. |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Herring Larval Survey by ICES |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Skagerrak North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Orkney/Shetlands, Moray Firth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: 186 Description: monitoring |
| Birds | |
| Mammals and reptiles |
