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FRV Scotia 11/83
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 11/83 |
Cruise period | 1983-10-26 — 1983-11-03 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To investigate the distribution of hydrocarbons in water and sediments around selected oilfields.
2. Benthos sampling on the JONSIS line. 3. Trawling, hand and long lining for commercial fish species for biochemical and taste panel analysis. 4. Water sampling for radio-caesium analysis. |
Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Norwegian Sea |
Specific | Moray Firth, JONSIS line, northwestern North Sea, northeast of Shetland |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
Radioactivity | Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: demersal trawl. |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 28 Description: hydrocarbon concentration |