RV Aora
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Aora (74AO) |
| Cruise period | 1989-10-04 — 1989-10-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Mallaig, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Millport, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To investigate the settlement of scallop, queen and crab species at selected sites off north west Scotland.
2. To keep live scallop spat for transfer to the SFIA Laboratory at Ardtoe. 3. To study the size and age composition and maturity of scallop and queen stocks. 4. To record surface and sub-surface temperature. |
| Chief scientist | David I Fraser (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | N.W. Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 9 Description: T only. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 9 Description: T only. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: 30 minute hauls to study the size and age composition of scallop and queen stocks. |
