RRS John Murray JM9/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
| Cruise identifier | JM9/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-08-20 — 1968-09-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Series of bottom stations to sample benthos. Conduct mid-water fishing trawls. Plankton sampling. |
| Chief scientist | John H S Blaxter (University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North West coast of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of observations = 2 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: Neuston net |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: Neuston net |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 11 Description: Isaacs-Kidd mid-water trawl |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 11 Description: Isaacs-Kidd mid-water trawl |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of stations = 61 Description: series of bottom stations on continental shelf and inshore |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Quantity: number of hauls = 28 Description: sample benthos, 6 Sanders dredge, 22 Rock dredge |
| Grab | Quantity: number of hauls = 85 Description: sample benthos, Smith-McIntyre grab |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: Shipek camera |
