FRV Explorer 1/66
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/66 |
| Cruise period | 1966-02-23 — 1966-03-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To established drift indicator stations
2) To carry out a trawling survey of the north coast 3) To carry out cod tagging off North Rona 4) To collect specific fish species requested for laboratory examination 5) To examine Cod for nematode infestation and for the presence of Caligus in the buccal cavity 6) To take standard net samples for Phytoplankton 7) To take surface dips using a P.N for salinity, temperature, phosphate, nitrate, and silicate. 8) To undertake an echo survey for fish traces |
| Chief scientist | D Ferrier S Raitt (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Specific | North Rona, Moray Firth, St. Kilda, Stanton Bank, North and South Minch |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 30 Description: Plankton indicator samples collected for SMBA experiments using a drogue with the Gulf III |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 374 Description: Fish tagged. Spaghetti tags mainly used, some with the flag from 14 trawls when the cod-end cover was removed |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 28 Description: Made at positions on the trawling survey |
