FRV Explorer 3C/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 3C/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-07-04 — 1969-07-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Pelagic trawling for blue whiting
2) An echo survey was done to locate fishable traces To facilitate future pelagic trawling, a series of calibrations between depth, wrap length and engine revs was made during a 9 hour tow. |
| Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Roger S Bailey (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | NE of Shetland, Muckle Flugga |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Netzonde was occasionally used |
