Sea Horse SH0490

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name	Sea Horse
Cruise identifier	SH0490
Cruise period	1990-04-04 — 1990-04-04
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Ardvar, United Kingdom
Port of return	Ardvar, United Kingdom
Purpose	Research
Objectives	CTD profiles and water samples for temperature, salinity, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. NIL, Lochs Survey
Chief scientist	James C McKie (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Project	Lochs Survey
Ocean/sea areas
General	North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Specific	Loch Cairnbawn, Loch Glendhu and Loch Glencoul
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Water bottle stations	Quantity: number of stations = 11
CTD stations	Quantity: number of stations = 2
Chemical oceanography
Phosphate
Nitrate
Nitrite
Ammonia
Biology and fisheries
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)