Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Sunbeam (740L) |
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Cruise period | 1986-07-28 — 1986-08-09 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a bottom trawl survey to determine the distribution of 1-group and older sandeels (Ammodytes marinus) around Shetland.
2. To determine day/night effects on the age-structure of A.marinus buried in the sediment.
3. To collect biological and environmental data on sandeels and sandeel fishing grounds. |
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Chief scientist | Philip Kunzlik (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: Metre-net plankton sample taken from each ground fished. |
Zooplankton | Description: Metre-net plankton sample taken from each ground fished. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 37 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 49 |