Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 11/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-11-05 — 1974-11-15 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a background hydrographic/chemistry survey of Shetland coastal waters including Sullom Voe and Yell Sound.
2. To collect sediment samples in Sullom Voe for Redox analysis.
3. Current measurements in Sullom Voe using parachute drogues. |
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Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 76 |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 76 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 76 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 6 |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 5 |