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FRV Scotia 1289S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 1289S |
Cruise period | 1989-11-02 — 1989-11-21 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey of 0- and 1-group mackerel.
2. To monitor sea surface temperature and salinity throughout the survey. 3. To collect water samples for radio caesium monitoring. |
Chief scientist | Martin Walsh (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Cape Wrath and Pentland Firth |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: run throughout cruise |
Chemical oceanography | |
Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 2 Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 54 |