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FRV Scotia 0103S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
Cruise identifier | 0103S |
Cruise period | 2003-01-06 — 2003-01-12 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To undertake water, sediment and biological sampling for the National Marine Monitoring Programme (NMMP).
2. To collect water samples for hydrographic analysis. |
Chief scientist | Pam Walsham (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | National Marine Monitoring Programme |
Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | Moray Firth; Minches; Solway Firth; Clyde |
Track charts | (0.07 MB) |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
Chemical oceanography | |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
Nitrite | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
Total - N | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
Total - N | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
Ammonia | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
Contamination | |
Contaminants in organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 11 Description: Biota collected for organic analysis, metals analysis |
Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Sediment collected for organic analysis, metals analysis and benthic comunites |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Sediment collected for organic analysis, metals analysis and benthic comunites |