FRV Explorer 11/83
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/83 |
| Cruise period | 1983-11-04 — 1983-11-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a midwater trawling survey for 0-group sprats in the western part of the central North Sea and Moray Firth.
2. To collect sprat larvae for otolith studies. 3. To collect water samples for radio caesium monitoring. A short docking in Aberdeen took place on the 13/11/1983. Freshening winds caused Explorer to seek shelter in Alnwick Bay on the 19/11/1983 and sampling recommenced on the 20/11/1983 |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Central North Sea/ Moray Firth, off Nairn, E of Montrose, Marr Bank area, Firth of Forth, N of Fidra, off Burghead, off Buckie, Aberdeen Bay, Cruden Bay, Tyne south to the Tees, off Whitby, off Arbroath |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: Water for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 57 Description: Made with the midwater trawl. Sprat and herring caught |
