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RRS Frederick Russell FR8/86

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Frederick Russell (74GG)
Cruise identifierFR8/86
Cruise period1986-09-17 — 1986-09-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureDunstaffnage, United Kingdom
Port of returnDunstaffnage, United Kingdom
ObjectivesThe objectives of this cruise were:
(1) To recover SMBA mooring in the Firth of Lorne. Accomplished.
(2) To obtain CTD profiles in the Firth of Lorne, Firth of Clyde, North Channel and across the west Scottish continental shelf augmented by radiocaesium samples. Accomplished.
(3) To obtain measurements of nutrient levels, chlorophyll and light attenuation in order to assess the conditions for primary production and the standing stock of phytoplankton. Accomplished.
(4) To obtain estimates of primary production and community respiration using 14C and O2 techniques in the study area and determine plankton community structure by size-fractionated chlorophyll, production and respiration experiments. Accomplished.
(5) To obtain samples of zooplankton for analysis of near-surface community composition and estimate zooplankton grazing pressure by gut pigment analysis. Accomplished.
Chief scientistJack B L Matthews (Scottish Marine Biological Association)
Cruise reportRRS Frederick Russell FR8/86 cruise report frederick_russell8_86.pdf (0.16 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificScottish Shelf; North Channel; Firth of Lorne; Firth of Clyde
Track chartsRRS Frederick Russell FR8/86 cruise track — trk3297.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 153
Description: 128 bottom
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 129
Description: Neil Brown Smart CTD
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Quantity: 41
Current metersQuantity: 2
Description: recovered only.Deployed on G.A.Reay cr.2/86
Chemical oceanography 
NitrateQuantity: 105
Nitrite
SilicateQuantity: 105
RadioactivityQuantity: number of samples = 5
Description: Cs
Biology and fisheries 
Primary productivityQuantity: 7
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: 142
PhytoplanktonQuantity: 7
ZooplanktonQuantity: 48
Description: survey:biomass determination,energy transfers,distribution,population
BirdsQuantity: activity duration in days = 1
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
129  CTD/STD cast
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
3468001986-09-18 02:43 56° 5' 24" N  5° 52' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346800
3468731986-09-18 22:11 56° 9' 53" N  6° 59' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346873
3469161986-09-19 05:50 56° 9' 53" N  8° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346916
3469891986-09-19 21:51 55° 46' 0" N  7° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346989
3471941986-09-21 11:46 54° 42' 0" N  5° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347194
3473291986-09-22 03:55 55° 16' 0" N  5° 13' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347329
3474091986-09-22 11:26 55° 22' 0" N  5° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347409
3474101986-09-22 12:32 55° 23' 59" N  5° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347410
3474951986-09-22 20:26 55° 28' 59" N  5° 1' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347495
3476181986-09-23 10:32 55° 49' 59" N  5° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347618
3476921986-09-23 20:23 55° 31' 0" N  5° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347692
3478761986-09-25 09:30 55° 46' 0" N  7° 16' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347876
3479681986-09-26 09:43 56° 43' 59" N  7° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347968
3481001986-09-28 11:39 56° 31' 18" N  5° 46' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348100
3481241986-09-28 15:57 56° 37' 23" N  5° 24' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348124
3467561986-09-17 19:01 56° 11' 53" N  6° 5' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346756
3467681986-09-17 19:54 56° 14' 5" N  6° 1' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346768
3469281986-09-19 07:49 56° 10' 12" N  8° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346928
3471451986-09-21 04:49 55° 1' 0" N  5° 19' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347145
3472131986-09-21 15:23 55° 4' 0" N  5° 16' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347213
3475141986-09-22 23:09 55° 34' 0" N  4° 58' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347514
3475261986-09-23 01:11 55° 36' 0" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347526
3475381986-09-23 02:16 55° 38' 5" N  4° 59' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347538
3475631986-09-23 04:21 55° 42' 0" N  5° 4' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347563
3475871986-09-23 06:20 55° 45' 0" N  5° 16' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347587
3477471986-09-24 06:20 55° 43' 59" N  5° 1' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347747
3477841986-09-24 17:27 55° 19' 59" N  5° 28' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347784
3478521986-09-25 05:20 55° 37' 0" N  6° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347852
3476671986-09-23 17:01 55° 42' 0" N  5° 20' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347667
3477601986-09-24 09:17 55° 49' 59" N  4° 55' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347760
3478391986-09-25 02:46 55° 28' 0" N  6° 32' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347839
3478401986-09-25 03:48 55° 32' 59" N  6° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347840
3478641986-09-25 06:21 55° 42' 0" N  6° 22' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347864
3478881986-09-25 10:49 55° 46' 0" N  7° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347888
3480071986-09-26 14:17 56° 43' 54" N  6° 35' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348007
3480201986-09-26 17:57 56° 37' 30" N  6° 24' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348020
3480441986-09-27 08:23 56° 35' 24" N  5° 59' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348044
3467201986-09-17 11:24 56° 22' 59" N  5° 31' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346720
3467811986-09-17 22:26 56° 10' 59" N  5° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346781
3468851986-09-18 23:29 56° 10' 0" N  7° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346885
3470531986-09-20 16:40 55° 8' 59" N  5° 59' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347053
3470651986-09-20 17:29 55° 10' 41" N  5° 55' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347065
3472621986-09-21 20:13 55° 8' 59" N  5° 3' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347262
3472981986-09-22 00:09 55° 12' 11" N  5° 24' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347298
3473171986-09-22 02:36 55° 19' 0" N  5° 20' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347317
3473661986-09-22 07:38 55° 16' 0" N  4° 55' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347366
3475021986-09-22 22:17 55° 31' 0" N  4° 52' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347502
3475751986-09-23 04:59 55° 42' 0" N  5° 9' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347575
3476551986-09-23 16:19 55° 43' 59" N  5° 22' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347655
3468361986-09-18 11:26 56° 9' 47" N  7° 27' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346836
3469531986-09-19 11:37 56° 10' 0" N  8° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346953
3470901986-09-20 22:45 55° 16' 29" N  5° 43' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347090
3471211986-09-21 00:53 55° 8' 59" N  5° 32' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347121
3472011986-09-21 12:39 54° 40' 59" N  5° 25' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347201
3472251986-09-21 16:56 55° 8' 59" N  5° 19' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347225
3472371986-09-21 17:48 55° 7' 59" N  5° 13' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347237
3474461986-09-22 16:12 55° 22' 0" N  4° 50' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347446
3474711986-09-22 18:39 55° 28' 0" N  4° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347471
3475511986-09-23 03:10 55° 38' 53" N  4° 55' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347551
3476801986-09-23 19:35 55° 34' 0" N  5° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347680
3467931986-09-17 23:38 56° 7' 54" N  5° 56' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346793
3468971986-09-19 01:53 56° 10' 54" N  7° 25' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346897
3469901986-09-19 23:03 55° 46' 12" N  7° 16' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346990
3470041986-09-20 00:32 55° 47' 5" N  7° 5' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347004
3470161986-09-20 03:24 55° 46' 12" N  6° 55' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347016
3471331986-09-21 03:16 55° 6' 54" N  5° 28' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347133
3471571986-09-21 05:51 54° 56' 53" N  5° 14' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347157
3471691986-09-21 07:43 54° 47' 48" N  5° 5' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347169
3471821986-09-21 09:35 54° 43' 54" N  5° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347182
3476061986-09-23 08:56 55° 49' 59" N  5° 10' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347606
3477961986-09-24 17:56 55° 15' 54" N  5° 31' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347796
3478151986-09-24 23:28 55° 18' 42" N  6° 40' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347815
3479071986-09-25 15:10 55° 57' 54" N  8° 0' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347907
3479441986-09-26 06:24 56° 43' 59" N  7° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347944
3479561986-09-26 08:19 56° 43' 59" N  7° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347956
3480191986-09-26 15:39 56° 43' 59" N  6° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348019
3480561986-09-27 09:42 56° 40' 0" N  6° 7' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348056
3480681986-09-27 10:46 56° 40' 59" N  6° 16' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348068
3467321986-09-17 13:26 56° 19' 59" N  5° 40' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346732
3468241986-09-18 06:07 56° 8' 59" N  6° 20' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346824
3469411986-09-19 09:46 56° 10' 0" N  8° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346941
3469771986-09-19 20:46 55° 46' 0" N  7° 40' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346977
3470281986-09-20 04:30 55° 46' 0" N  6° 46' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347028
3473541986-09-22 06:56 55° 12' 54" N  4° 58' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347354
3475991986-09-23 07:08 55° 46' 59" N  5° 13' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347599
3476431986-09-23 13:39 55° 58' 0" N  5° 22' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347643
3479321986-09-26 04:51 56° 43' 59" N  7° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347932
3481361986-09-23 05:26 55° 42' 0" N  5° 8' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348136
3468121986-09-18 04:51 56° 12' 0" N  6° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346812
3469651986-09-19 17:48 55° 46' 0" N  8° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346965
3470411986-09-20 05:37 55° 45' 47" N  6° 36' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347041
3472491986-09-21 18:32 55° 6' 0" N  5° 7' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347249
3472501986-09-21 19:08 55° 4' 59" N  5° 4' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347250
3472861986-09-21 21:59 55° 13' 0" N  5° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347286
3473301986-09-22 04:49 55° 13' 59" N  5° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347330
3473781986-09-22 09:17 55° 19' 0" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347378
3473911986-09-22 10:00 55° 19' 59" N  5° 7' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347391
3474341986-09-22 15:10 55° 22' 5" N  4° 58' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347434
3474581986-09-22 17:24 55° 28' 0" N  4° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347458
3476311986-09-23 12:35 55° 54' 18" N  5° 23' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347631
3477721986-09-24 16:40 55° 21' 17" N  5° 27' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347772
3478031986-09-24 22:41 55° 13' 59" N  6° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347803
3479931986-09-26 13:20 56° 43' 59" N  6° 44' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347993
3480321986-09-26 21:03 56° 41' 17" N  6° 16' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348032
3480931986-09-27 13:01 56° 43' 59" N  6° 27' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348093
3468481986-09-18 18:45 56° 10' 0" N  6° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346848
3468611986-09-18 20:48 56° 10' 0" N  6° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346861
3469041986-09-19 03:48 56° 10' 5" N  7° 45' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346904
3470771986-09-20 19:20 55° 13' 0" N  5° 52' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347077
3470891986-09-20 20:23 55° 14' 53" N  5° 46' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347089
3471081986-09-20 23:50 55° 12' 42" N  5° 37' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347108
3471701986-09-21 08:28 54° 47' 59" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347170
3472741986-09-21 20:53 55° 10' 59" N  5° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347274
3474831986-09-22 19:36 55° 28' 59" N  4° 55' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347483
3473051986-09-22 00:58 55° 16' 0" N  5° 24' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347305
3473421986-09-22 06:08 55° 13' 59" N  5° 3' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347342
3474221986-09-22 14:02 55° 22' 59" N  5° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347422
3477351986-09-24 01:39 55° 34' 0" N  4° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347735
3477591986-09-24 07:33 55° 53' 30" N  5° 4' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347759
3478271986-09-25 01:35 55° 22' 23" N  6° 35' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347827
3479191986-09-25 19:48 55° 58' 0" N  6° 45' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347919
3479201986-09-26 00:32 56° 15' 0" N  7° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347920
3479811986-09-26 10:52 56° 43' 59" N  7° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347981
3480811986-09-27 12:08 56° 42' 0" N  6° 22' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348081
3481121986-09-28 13:34 56° 29' 35" N  5° 38' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 348112
3476791986-09-23 18:33 55° 38' 59" N  5° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347679
3477231986-09-23 21:57 55° 27' 0" N  5° 28' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347723
3467441986-09-17 15:45 56° 17' 12" N  5° 50' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 346744
3477111986-09-23 21:01 55° 31' 0" N  5° 22' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 347711