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FRV Scotia 6/82
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 6/82 |
Cruise period | 1982-06-09 — 1982-06-28 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Objectives | 1. To carry out an acoustic and midwater trawling survey of the North Sea mackerel stock.
2. To carry out a plankton survey for mackerel eggs. |
Chief scientist | Martin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Central North Sea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 67 Description: Temperature only |
Water bottle stations | Description: S surface only |
Biology and fisheries | |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: plankton surveys for mackerel eggs. |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 67 Description: biomass determination |
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 23 Description: amphibians |