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FRV Scotia 4/78
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 4/78 |
Cruise period | 1978-04-04 — 1978-04-26 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients and chlorophyll in the area between the Outer Hebrides and Rockall. |
Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Northwest of Scotland, Rockall Trough and continental shelf edge west of Hebrides |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 22 |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 53 |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: 17 days. |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 38 |
Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 18 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 2 |
Contamination | |
Trace metals | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 52 |
Phytoplankton | |
Zooplankton | |
Eggs and larvae | |
Pelagic fish | Description: Assessment of population distribution |
Exploratory fishing |