FRV Scotia 7/80
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/80 |
| Cruise period | 1980-07-23 — 1980-08-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Chemistry/ Hydro/ Physical |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Rockall Plateau, southeast of Faroe Bank, Wyville Thomson Ridge, east of Orkney, Moray Firth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 112 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: 8 current meters on 4 moorings: 3 moorings 85 days;1 mooring 20 days |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 14 |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 37 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 37 |
| Total - N | Quantity: number of stations = 7 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 37 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 26 |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 14 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 2 |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of stations = 2 |
