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FRV Scotia 0888S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0888S |
Cruise period | 1988-08-03 — 1988-08-23 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To undertake a trawling survey in the North Sea.
2. Ocean sampler testing. |
Chief scientist | Alexander P Robb (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Central and NW North Sea, Moray Firth, Shetland, East Shetland Basin |
Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
Radioactivity | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of deployments = 50 Description: test tows of DAFS and Seametrix ocean samplers. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 90 |
Gear research | Quantity: number of deployments = 50 Description: test tows of DAFS and Seametrix ocean samplers. |