Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | Forth Ranger (74FR) |
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| Cruise identifier | 0695H |
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| Cruise period | 1995-10-10 — 1995-10-12 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Port Edgar, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Port Edgar, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | Fish sampling for National Monitoring Plan.
1. To sample viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus) from selected sites in the Firth of Forth.
2. To obtain bottom sediments, using a Day grab, from the trawl sites. |
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| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | Firth of Forth |
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| Track charts | (0.01 MB) |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Demersal fish | Description: Sampling of viviparous blenny at selected sites. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
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| Grab | Description: Bottom sediments collected at each trawl site using a Day grab. |