FRV Clupea 0193C_2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0193C_2 |
| Cruise period | 1993-01-13 — 1993-01-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To conduct fluorometric measurements in the surface waters around the area of the Shetlands impacted by the Braer oil spill.
2. To collect water, particulate and sediment samples for hydrocarbon analysis. 3. To undertake sea-bird counts. 4. To conduct a mark-recapture experiment using seabird carcasses. |
| Chief scientist | Derek C Moore (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Braer Oilspill |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Around the southern part of Shetland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 31 Description: Chelsea fluorometer |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Quantity: number of samples = 65 Description: filtered through GFFs |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 69 Description: 2.5l water samples |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 96 Description: grabs |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 96 Description: grabs |
