FRV Scotia 0991S_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0991S_1 |
| Cruise period | 1991-09-06 — 1991-09-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Ullapool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To participate in the ICES coordinated herring larval surveys in ICES Sub-Division VIa (N) (West of Scotland).
2. To count and identify all herring and other fish larvae collected in the plankton samples during the survey. 3. To collect surface sea water temperature and salinity data during the survey. 4. To obtain micro-photographs of live zooplankton and fish larvae. |
| Chief scientist | Paul W Rankine (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Int. Herring Larval Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Western North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of measurements = 900 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 79 Description: plankton hauls GULF III |
