FRV Scotia 9/83
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/83 |
| Cruise period | 1983-08-31 — 1983-09-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To take part in the ICES co-ordinated herring larval survey to the West of Scotland.
2. To collect herring larvae for genetic studies. 3. To collect water samples for radio caesium monitoring. |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | ICES Herring Larval Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North and east coasts of Scotland, west of Outer Hebrides, north and northwest of Ireland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 294 Description: Gulf III hauls, taxonomy studies |
