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RRS Challenger CH101A
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH101A |
Cruise period | 1993-03-06 — 1993-03-13 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Obtain seasonal macrobenthos samples, mollusc samples, collect CTD profiles and large volume water samples. Servicing of current meters. |
Chief scientist | John D Gage (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory) |
Project | Rockall Trough Time Series/Deep Sea Benthos/MAST II-0033 Ellett Line |
Coordinating body | Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), DML, Oban/EC |
Cruise report | (0.71 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Rockall Trough and shelf edge off West Scotland |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: short plankton tow (0.25 sq.m) qualitative sample |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: short plankton tow (0.25 sq.m) qualitative sample |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Agassiz 3m beam trawl,gear problems 2 sites |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: Epibenthic sled (500 micron mesh) |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: Epibenthic sled (500 micron mesh) |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Agassiz 3m beam trawl,gear problems 2 sites |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: Epibenthic sled (500 micron mesh) |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Agassiz 3m beam trawl,gear problems 2 sites |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: Epibenthic sled (500 micron mesh) |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Agassiz 3m beam trawl,gear problems 2 sites |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of deployments = 5 Description: Epibenthic sled (500 micron mesh) |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Agassiz 3m beam trawl,gear problems 2 sites |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of deployments = 4 Description: multicorer - premature (1 site), failed (3 sites) |