Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scarba (74RG) |
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Cruise identifier | 8A/71 |
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Cruise period | 1971-10-14 — 1971-11-03 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a pre-recruit demersal fish and environmental survey of the northern North Sea.
2. To bring back live fish to the aquarium. |
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Chief scientist | Arthur S Jermyn (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 26 Description: mechanical |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 26 Description: 8 top & bottom only |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 26 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 26 |
Nitrite | Quantity: 26 |
Ammonia | Quantity: 26 |
Contamination | |
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Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: 3 Description: chemical pollution |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 26 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: 27 |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 |