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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 |