FRV Explorer 5/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-06-13 — 1973-06-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To tag demersal fish on offshore grounds to the west of the Orkney and Shetland Islands
The start of the cruise was delayed till the 13/06/1973 due to a shortage of crew. ''Explorer'' went into Lerwick on the 20/06/1973. On the 24/06/1971 the ship landed live fish in Aberdeen and proceeded to Leith. |
| Chief scientist | D W Armstrong (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | E of Shetland, Balta Sound, NW of Ve Skerries, SW of Foula, Dutch Bank, Nun and Solan Banks |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Taggings | Description: demersal fish: 2022 haddock, 256 cod, 14 saithe, 8 plaice, 57 whiting, 19 dogfish and 95 lemon sole |
