FRV Scotia 0996S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0996S |
| Cruise period | 1996-05-20 — 1996-05-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To perform a check monitoring fish disease survey of sewage sludge disposal grounds off the Firth of Forth, a distant reference area (east of Orkney) and in areas in the vicinity of an oil field (Moray Firth) and to perform a survey of rhabdovirus in cod, haddock and herring. |
| Chief scientist | A H McVicar (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Firth of Forth, east of Orkney and Moray Firth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: using 48' Aberdeen trawl. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: Hauls, Fish diseases |
