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FRV Scotia 0596S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0596S |
Cruise period | 1996-04-02 — 1996-04-08 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To investigate Braer oil spill effects of hydrocarbon loadings in sediments and histopathology in fish.
2. To locate and sample a single well drilling site. |
Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | SE of Fair Isle, SW of Shetland mainland |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Contamination | |
Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 7 |
Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 39 |
Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 21 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 7 |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Trawls |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 21 Description: Day grabs |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 39 Description: Craib cores |