This British Geological Survey (BGS) regional marine sampling survey took place from April to August 1976 in SW Approaches and Northern Scotland on board the MV Sealab. Seabed samples and borehole cores were collected using a drilling system. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report 76/11 & ????.
For more detailed information on the acquisition equipment and data collection techniques, operational standards, data processing methods and quality control procedures used on this survey see the Report of Survey/Cruise Report and associated documentation where available. The information available may vary depending on the age of the survey. Data are checked and loaded to the BGS Coastal and Marine data management system following BGS marine data management procedures.
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Sampling Survey 1976/76: Regional Mapping Programme Drilling: SW Approaches and Northern Scotland (01/Apr/1976 to 15/Aug/1976)
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CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Minches & Western Scotland, Northern North Sea, Western Channel & Celtic Sea, Offshore 1:250k: Bosies Bank, Haig Fras, Lewis, Lizard, Scilly, Shetland, Sutherland, Offshore 1:500k: Faroe Shetland Basin, North Rockall Basin, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: CELTIC SEA, ENGLISH CHANNEL, INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND, NORTH SEA