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 |
