RRS Challenger CH16B/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
| Cruise identifier | CH16B/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-10-26 — 1977-10-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain samples of the abyssal macrobenthos from the SMBA permanent station in the Southern Rockall Trough in order to continue a time series started in November 1975
2. To undertake trials with a new large box corer for quantitative sampling of deep water benthos 3. To take bottom samples with the box corer end with Agassiz trawl |
| Chief scientist | John D Gage (Scottish Marine Biological Association) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Trials of the spade corer. |
