Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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| Cruise identifier | 12/77 |
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| Cruise period | 1977-11-03 — 1977-11-07 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Sullom Voe, 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 conduct hydrobiological surveys in the Sullom Voe.
2. To recover current meter mooring deployed in June off Sullom Church |
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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 = 32 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
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| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 27 |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 27 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 27 |
| Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 27 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 27 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |