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FRV Scotia 0687S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0687S |
Cruise period | 1987-06-17 — 1987-07-07 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Benthic surveys, sewage sludge observations in Clyde and Garroch Head Hydro-chemical survey; current meters; mini-hydro survey of Fair Isle area; Faroe-Shetland Channel hydrographic survey |
Chief scientist | Ian M Davies (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), J H Anthony Martin (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | Part NANSEN |
Coordinating body | ICES |
Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Clyde and Garroch Head, Fair Isle, Faroe-Shetland Channel, NW North Sea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 12 Description: calibration only 6 in NANSEN data set |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 34 Description: data received by ICES but rejected |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of samples = 105 |
Current meters | Description: 4 deployed; 115 days |
Chemical oceanography | |
Trace elements | Quantity: number of samples = 100 |
Contamination | |
Trace metals | Quantity: number of samples = 100 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of samples = 100 |
Birds |