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FRV Scotia 0289S

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (749S)
Cruise identifier0289S
Cruise period1989-02-02 — 1989-02-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo take part in the International Young Fish Survey in the North Sea

The ship docked in Stavanger on the 13/02/1989 and left port on the 14/02/1989. A ship's officer was landed in Peterhead. Bad weather caused ''Scotia'' to shelter in North Sound, Orkney.
Chief scientistAndrew W Newton (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectIYFS
Coordinating bodyICES
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 0289S cruise report sc2_89.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea, Aberdeenshire Coast, Moray Firth, Orkney and Fladen areas.
Track chartsFRV Scotia 0289S cruise track — trk3525.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 56
Description: Knudsen stations top and bottom
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 56
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 56
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 56
Biology and fisheries 
Eggs and larvaeQuantity: number of hauls = 27
Description: Isaac Kidds tows
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 56
Description: 1 hour duration made using the GOV trawl. Cod, haddock, whiting, and Norway Pout were caught
Other biological/fisheries measurementQuantity: number of hauls = 56
Description: 1 hour duration for pathology and parasitology