Please follow this link to the BODC website and the Cruise Inventory
The cruise inventory is a catalogue of UK research vessel activities dating from 1948 to the present day. Currently, it contains entries for 7152 cruises from 658 individual ships.
It is a valuable resource for scientists, programme managers and data managers providing information on who has collected what, where and when, in addition to details of measurements taken and samples collected.
The information is assembled using the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Cruise Summary Report (CSR) forms, formerly known as ROSCOP forms. These are completed by the Principal Scientific Officer or appropriate ship's officer for each research cruise or voyage on ship of opportunity. Forms from UK activities are submitted to BODC.
Documentation available
The following documentation is available in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats
- Notes for filling in the Cruise Summary Report Form
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- Cruise Summary Report Form (440 KB) (1319 KB)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) maintains a database of Cruise Summary Reports from other countries, including forms from the UK submitted through BODC. |
Research Cruise and Vessel Information
Complementary to the Cruise Inventory (left) are also a number of other resources detailed below which give information on vessels and cruise schedules. These include:
- Information on forthcoming and past research cruises conducted by non-UK vessels in UK waters can be viewed here.
- Details of UK research ships can be veiwed here
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