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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 |