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FRV Scotia 1102S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
Cruise identifier | 1102S |
Cruise period | 2002-07-20 — 2002-08-02 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To conduct a survey of the offshore oil development and production effects on hydrocarbon loadings in fish, shellfish and sediments in the East Shetland Basin.
2. To conduct a random stratified sampling survey in the East Shetland Basin to determine temporal changes in hydrocarbon loading in surficial and depth profile sediment samples. 3. To conduct a survey of the offshore oil development and production effects on hydrocarbon loadings in fish, shellfish and sediments in the Forties field. |
Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | East Shetland Basin and Forties field |
Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
Measurements | |
Contamination | |
Bottom deposits | Quantity: number of samples = 315 Description: Sediments for PAH analysis |
Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 269 Description: Plasma Vtg analysis |
Biology and fisheries | |
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 373 Description: Fish liver for biological effects measurements; hepatic EROD activity; PAH bile metabolite determination |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 124 Description: Alkyl phenol analysis |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 373 Description: Fish liver for biological effects measurements; hepatic EROD activity; PAH bile metabolite determination |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 269 Description: Plasma Vtg analysis |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 240 Description: Liver and gonad histology |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 124 Description: Alkyl phenol analysis |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 240 Description: Liver and gonad histology |