FRV Scotia 3/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-03-17 — 1982-04-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To conduct an acoustic survey of the blue whiting stocks west of the British Isles by means of echo-integration and trawl sampling.
2. To obtain single fish echo data using a dual beam transducer for the estimation of the in situ target strength of blue whiting. 3. To collect samples of sea water and deep-water fish other than blue whiting, in particular Gonostomatidae. |
| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Porcupine Bank, Rockall Bank, Rosemary Bank, continental shelf edge west of Scotland and Ireland, west of Shetland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: each haul of about one hour duration for biomass determination |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: Acoustic survey of blue whiting. |
