FRV Scotia 1597S_3
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1597S_3 |
| Cruise period | 1997-12-15 — 1997-12-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To collect sufficient sediment samples from grids of stations at specific sites within the FEPA exclusion zone to fully describe these areas and to verify the RoxAnn and side scan sonar data obtained during part 1.
2. To collect sea water for experimental work in Aberdeen. |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea - Captain Oilfield |
| Track charts | (0.01 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: sample litres = 100 Description: clean sea water collected for experimental work to be carried out in the Laboratory. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 59 Description: sediment sampling by Day Grab to help describe area. |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: RoxAnn used to verify Day Grab results. |
