FRV Scotia 1287S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1287S |
| Cruise period | 1987-12-02 — 1987-12-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey for 0- and 1- group mackerel in ICES Division VIa and the north western part of IVa.
2. To monitor sea surface temperature and salinity throughout the survey. 3. To collect water samples for radio-caesium analysis. 4. To collect mackerel ovaries for fecundity investigations. |
| Chief scientist | Martin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Firth of Clyde, west of Ireland, Donegal Bay, west of Outer Hebrides, Minches, north of Scotland, Shetland, NW North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: logged every 10 minutes. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 45 |
