FRV Scotia 0385S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0385S |
| Cruise period | 1985-03-24 — 1985-04-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Deploy 2 current meters; hydrography, water sampling and zooplankton collection. This cruise was in 2 legs. |
| Chief scientist | Graham Topping (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Part JMP |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Firth of Clyde, North Channel and northern Irish Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 86 Description: 26 with salinity only; mainly surface samples |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 85 Description: 21 surface only |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 85 Description: 21 surface only |
| Total - N | Quantity: number of stations = 59 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 85 Description: 21 surface only |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | |
| Petroleum residues | |
| Bottom deposits | |
| Other contaminant measurements | Description: Survey of explosives dumping area. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 59 |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 43 |
| Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | |
| Zoobenthos | |
| Demersal fish | Description: distribution |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: hydrocarbon concentrations |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | |
| Core - soft bottom | |
| Bottom photography | Description: TV scans |
