FRV Scotia 0684S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0684S |
| Cruise period | 1984-05-29 — 1984-06-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey for mackerel eggs in the North Sea as part of a co-ordinated international survey to determine North Sea spawning stock size.
2. To sample mackerel concentrations in the survey area. 3. To test and install new computer software. |
| Chief scientist | James A Adams (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Central and northern North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: continuous monitoring throughout the cruise. |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 203 Description: surface samples only |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 203 Description: each haul lasting three minutes at each depth (20m, 15m, 10m, 5m and just below the surface). |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 18 Description: biomass determination |
