FRV Scotia 7/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-07-09 — 1982-07-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out an acoustic and midwater trawling survey of herring in the Orkney-Shetland area and adjacent areas as part of an ICES coordinated survey.
2. To collect water samples for radio-caesium monitoring. |
| Chief scientist | Roger S Bailey (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Orkney, Shetland and north of Scotland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: water samples collected for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 31 Description: Jackson midwater trawl for survey on distribution, biomass determination, physiology and population structures. |
