FRV Scotia 4/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-04-04 — 1978-04-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients and chlorophyll in the area between the Outer Hebrides and Rockall. |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Northwest of Scotland, Rockall Trough and continental shelf edge west of Hebrides |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 22 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 53 |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: 17 days. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 38 |
| Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 18 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 2 |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 52 |
| Phytoplankton | |
| Zooplankton | |
| Eggs and larvae | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: Assessment of population distribution |
| Exploratory fishing |
