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FRV Scotia 0193S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0193S |
Cruise period | 1993-02-01 — 1993-02-24 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To take part in the ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey in the North Sea.
2. To carry out environmental monitoring in relation to the Braer incident. |
Chief scientist | Andrew W Newton (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | IYFS |
Coordinating body | ICES |
Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | North Sea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 52 Description: top and bottom temperatures and salinities taken at each trawl station. |
Chemical oceanography | |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 52 Description: samples taken at each trawling station. |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 52 Description: samples taken at each trawling station. |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 52 Description: samples taken at each trawling station. |
Contamination | |
Petroleum residues | Quantity: activity duration in days = 9 |
Contaminants in organisms | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Birds | Quantity: activity duration in days = 24 |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 52 Description: 1 hour tows with GOV gear |
Demersal fish | |
Gear research | Quantity: number of stations = 52 Description: gear instrumentation, bioluminescence, turbidity |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: grab |