Ocean Bounty
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Ocean Bounty (74OF) |
| Cruise period | 1987-09-29 — 1987-10-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To investigate the extent of possible offshore lobster grounds off the South East coast.
2. To survey the artificial reef near Torness power station |
| Chief scientist | James A M Kinnear (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: Trials were carried out off Berwick. No of trials not specified. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of observations = 3 Description: Trials were carried out using the British Geological Survey's sidescan sonar, the Lab's own newly developed sidescan sonar and 'SeaPup' remote control submersible |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: Sidescan sonar investigations showed the reef 100m inside the outermost coordinate. |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: During the journey back to Peace Bay, a reef area was investigated using sidescan sonar. |
