Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RV Dana (26D4) |
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| Cruise identifier | 2/94 |
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| Cruise period | 1994-02-22 — 1994-03-02 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | 1. To determine the distribution, development and physiological stages of Calanus finmarchicus in relation to the oceanographic features of the Faroe-Shetland channel and northwest shelf.
2. To collect measurements of primary production and copepod egg production. |
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| Chief scientist | Kathrine Richardson (Danish Institute for Fisheries Research) |
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| Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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| Specific | Faroe - Shetland channel and northwest shelf |
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| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| CTD stations | Description: Conventional lowered CTD stations. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 16 Description: to determine the distribution, development and physiological states of Calanus finmarchicus. |