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FRV Scotia 9/73

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (749S)
Cruise identifier9/73
Cruise period1973-09-10 — 1973-10-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesWest coast herring larvae and environmental survey
Chief scientistJohn A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificWest coast of Scotland
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 79
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 80
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 80
AmmoniaQuantity: number of samples = 79
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 80
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: number of samples = 25
Description: chemical pollution; heavy metal analysis
Biology and fisheries 
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of samples = 235
Eggs and larvaeQuantity: number of samples = 235