FRV Scotia 0697S_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0697S_1 |
| Cruise period | 1997-05-06 — 1997-05-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. Braer oil spill effects on hydrocarbon loadings in sediments.
2. Braer oil spill effects on histopathology in fish. 3. Sampling for Nephrops in the Burra Haaf area. 4. Braer oil spill effects on macrobenthos in the Burra Haaf area. |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | SE of Fair Isle, SW of Shetland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Trawls for prawns for hydrocarbon chemistry |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 134 Description: Grabs for sediment samples |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of hauls = 8 Description: Trawls for limanda limanda |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: Stations, macrobenthos |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 8 Description: Trawls for limanda limanda |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Trawls for prawns for hydrocarbon chemistry |
