FRV Scotia 8/70
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/70 |
| Cruise period | 1970-10-22 — 1970-11-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To lay two moorings off the east coast and two in the Fair Isle area.
2. To carry out detailed hydrographic sampling in the Fair Isle area using the C.T.D. recorder. 3. To obtain zooplankton samples and samples of oxygen, nitrate and phosphate at selected positions. 4. Current meter/parachute drogue calibrations. |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 40 Description: 2 top & bottom only |
| Current meters | Quantity: 4 Description: lifted Buoy 15 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: 4 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: 4 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 4 Description: W.P.3 nets |
