FRV Explorer 7A/70
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 7A/70 |
| Cruise period | 1970-08-11 — 1970-08-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) The 920C computer and associated instrumentation system will be operated with an Engels pelagic gear. Calibration data will be obtained for the system
2) The Simrad echo-sounder and Funro netzonde will be tested under trawling conditions 3) The 48 ft ''standard'' trawl will be fished and reference engineering data obtained for comparison with past results |
| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Aberdeen Bay, Fladen area |
