Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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| Cruise identifier | 7C/70 |
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| Cruise period | 1970-08-30 — 1970-09-12 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Purpose | Trials |
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| Objectives | 1) The work with the wide opening gear will be continued and extended to include a study of the effect of alternative riggin arrangements on performance. The problems with maximising horizontal net opening on a large gear will be investigated
2) The performance studies on the pelagic gear will be continued |
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| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise programme | (0.09 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | St Kilda/Fladen area |