FRV Explorer 9B/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 9B/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-10-17 — 1973-10-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To establish procedures for the direct observation of large bottom trawls by divers
2) To compare the engineering performances of BMV type 6 slotted oval trawl boards with standard 11ft by 5ft flat rectangular trawl boards 3) To compare the engineering performance of a 96ft headline Stella Granton trawl with that of a standard 78ft headline Granton trawl 4) Herring larval survey |
| Chief scientist | D A Wileman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 38 Description: subsequent analysis at the Marine Laboratory (data for both parts of cruise) |
