FRV Scotia 0985S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0985S |
| Cruise period | 1985-09-06 — 1985-09-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To participate in the ICES coordinated herring larval surveys of the north western North Sea and Division VIa (N).
2. To collect water samples for radio-caesium monitoring. 3. To check the new Scanmar depth monitoring equipment and to provide operating instructions for its use during subsequent surveys. |
| Chief scientist | Martin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | ICES, Herring Larval Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | NW North Sea, Moray Firth, north and west of Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, Minches |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 286 Description: surface only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: water samples for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 286 |
