FRV Clupea 1803C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1803C |
| Cruise period | 2003-10-28 — 2003-11-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake fish and sediment sampling in the Clyde and Minch areas in support of the temporal trend and biomarker monitoring studies.
2. To sample Buccinum for the DEFRA TBT effects survey proposed for this year. 3. To undertake sampling of flounder from upper Clyde on behalf of SEPA West. 4. To sample fish livers for Glasgow Caledonian University macroarray assay. 5. To undertake sampling of flounder in St. Andrews Bay (provisional). 6. To undertake biota sampling in support of the MV Jambo monitoring programme (provisional). |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | St Andrew's Bay, Clyde and Minch areas |
| Track charts | (0.15 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of samples = 32 Description: Pools of 5. Fish flesh and liver fo PAH, trace metal and CB (in liver only) |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 32 Description: Pools of 5. Fish flesh and liver fo PAH, trace metal and CB (in liver only) |
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of samples = 32 Description: Pools of 5. Fish flesh and liver fo PAH, trace metal and CB (in liver only) |
| Bottom deposits | Quantity: number of samples = 43 Description: Sediment samples for PAH, TBT and PSA |
| Contaminants in organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 337 Description: Buccinium and Neptunia for imposex index rating |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Plasma from male fish for vitellogenin determination |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 32 Description: Pools of 5. Bile for PAH metabolite determination |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 40 Description: Flounder liver for hepatic EROD determination |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 120 Description: Plaice liver for hepatic EROD determination |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of samples = 337 Description: Buccinium and Neptunia for imposex index rating |
