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RRS Challenger CH122
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH122 |
Cruise period | 1995-09-21 — 1995-10-20 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Southampton, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Southampton, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Studies of eye design, visual behaviour and bioluminescence of deep sea animals. Three leg cruise. tissue samples for physiological/molecular biological studies |
Chief scientist | Julian C Partridge (University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | NE Atlantic, Tagus and Horseshoe abyssal plain & around Madeira |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 38 Description: mid-water trawl |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: demersal otter trawl |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 45 Description: 38 mid-water trawl & 7 demerals otter trawl |