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FRV Scotia 4/80
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 4/80 |
Cruise period | 1980-04-30 — 1980-05-18 |
Status | Completed |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Physical/ Chemistry/ Hydro |
Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | East of Orkney, Rockall Plateau, Rockall Trough, Rosemary Bank, continental shelf northwest of Islay |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 111 |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 61 |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 3 |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
Total - P | Quantity: number of stations = 14 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 48 |
Total - N | Quantity: number of stations = 14 |
Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 11 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 24 |
Trace elements | Quantity: number of stations = 3 |
Contamination | |
Trace metals | Quantity: number of stations = 3 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 48 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 22 |
Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: Creeling for Geryon Affinis. |
Geology and geophysics | |
Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 2 Description: Video recording |