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FRV Scotia 0784S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0784S |
Cruise period | 1984-06-22 — 1984-06-25 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To investigate the status of offshore benthic communities in selected areas of the Northern North Sea.
2. To collect samples of surface seawater from the pumped supply during passage. 3. To collect water samples from a series of depths at one of the benthos stations using 'Go-Flo' sampling bottles. |
Chief scientist | D J Murison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | JMP |
Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Northern North Sea, east coast of Scotland |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 41 Description: Salinity only |
Contamination | |
Trace metals | Quantity: number of stations = 17 |
Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of stations = 17 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 17 |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 17 Description: survey: taxonomy, distribution, biomass determination |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of stations = 17 Description: ATP-ADP-AMP concentrations |
Geology and geophysics | |
Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 6 |
Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 17 Description: physical analysis |