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FRV Scotia 6/83

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (749S)
Cruise identifier6/83
Cruise period1983-06-08 — 1983-06-27
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. To carry out a survey for mackerel eggs along the edge of the Continental Shelf from the Bay of Biscay to West of Ireland as part of a co-ordinated international survey to determine western mackerel spawning stock size.
2. To sample mackerel concentrations in the survey area.
3. To interface the satellite navigation system with the computer.
Chief scientistMartin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectICES Mackerel Survey
Coordinating bodyICES
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 6/83 cruise report sc06_83.pdf (0.21 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralCeltic Sea
Bay of Biscay
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificWest of Scotland and Ireland to Bay of Biscay
Track chartsFRV Scotia 6/83 cruise track — trk2973a.html FRV Scotia 6/83 cruise track — trk2973b.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: See MAFF Fisheries Research Data Report No 17, 1989
Biology and fisheries 
Eggs and larvaeQuantity: number of samples = 119
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 12