FRV Scotia 1384S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1384S |
| Cruise period | 1984-11-08 — 1984-11-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. Hydrographic work in the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
2. Trace metal analysis and hydrographic sampling to the west of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde and in the Irish Sea. 3. Radio-caesium sampling at 4 standard positions. |
| Chief scientist | J H Anthony Martin (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Faroe-Shetland Channel, Minches, Firth of Clyde, northern Irish Sea, Fair Isle Channel, NW North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 94 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 111 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 81 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 79 |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: water samples collected for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Quantity: number of samples = 136 |
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of samples = 110 |
