FRV Scotia 0994S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0994S |
| Cruise period | 1994-06-07 — 1994-06-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain estimates of distribution and abundance of Nephrops on the Fladen Ground, Firth of Forth, Moray Firth, North Minch and Noup using underwater television and trawling.
2. To use the trawl caught samples to examine biological features of Nephrops at different sites throughout the survey area. 3. To obtain samples of adult (and if possible larval/juvenile) squid for Aberdeen University; EC funded project. |
| Chief scientist | Nick Bailey (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.21 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Fladen Ground, Firth of Forth, Moray Firth, North Minch and Noup |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: Caesium samples |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Description: Squid paralarvae |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 17 Description: Prawn trawls |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of observations = 168 Description: Underwater TV observations on prawns |
