RV Vickers Venturer 34/69
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | RV Vickers Venturer |
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Cruise identifier | 34/69 |
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Cruise period | 1969-11-07 — 1969-11-12 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Tarbert, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | Area of lower Loch Fyne.
8th Nov: observing the envionment of manganese nodules; deep water 3 miles SE of Tarbert
9th Nov, 1: plankton observation and identification; deep water due E of Tarbert
9th Nov, 2: evaluation of fisheries research potential of Pisces; off Tarbert Bank.
10th Nov: geology - geomorphology of the base of the main trench; in trough 3 miles SE of Tarbert .
11th Nov: observations of clam dredge and experimental photography; Clunaig Bay.
12th Nov: geology - geological exposures observed on the cliff and crags, sediment typye and geomorphology studied; centre of deep water, 3 miles SE of Tarbert.
Pisces equipment:
scanning sonar; pressure depth gauge; echo-sounder; sea temperature gauge; CCTV; sonar voice communication; radio comunications; gyro compass; speedometer. |
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Chief scientist | R A Eden (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (4.24 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Lower Loch Fyne |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Pisces equipment |
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Description: Pisces equipment |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: radio communications, voice communication, gyro compass, speedometer |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 6 Description: made throughout the cruise observing different parameters |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Bottom photography | Description: Pisces equipment |
Multi-beam echosounding | Description: Pisces equipment |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Description: Pisces equipment |
Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: number of dives = 6 Description: made throughout the cruise observing different parameters |