Michael Sars
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Michael Sars (58M2) |
| Cruise period | 1993-01-13 — 1993-01-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bergen, Norway |
| Port of return | Bergen, Norway |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The aims of the cruise were to study the vertical and horizontal distribution of oil from the MV Braer tanker oil spill and to investigate the biological effects on plankton and fish larvae. Studies of oil dispersion patterns and effects were to be guided by local knowledge, the sampling requirements of the incident response coordinator and the predictions of mathematical modelling at the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) commissioned by SNH. |
| Chief scientist | Steven J Hay (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Shetland Islands |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Description: Discrete depth water samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of water samples not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of stations were worked throughout the cruise. No. of stations not noted. |
| Eggs and larvae | Description: A number of stations were worked throughout the cruise. No. of stations not noted. |
