FRV Scotia 1086S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1086S |
| Cruise period | 1986-10-03 — 1986-10-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a herring larval survey in ICES division VIa and around Orkney.
2. To uplift and service hydrographic current meters and moorings. 3. To collect samples of water for radio-caesium monitoring. 4. To observe the numbers of sea birds at sea. (NCC). |
| Chief scientist | J A Gauld (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 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, Orkney, north coast of Scotland, west of Outer Hebrides, Firth of Clyde, Minches, Firth of Forth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: recovered only; 2007 hours |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 5 Description: water samples for radio caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 189 |
| Birds | Description: Observations of the species and numbers of sea-birds were made throughout the cruise. |
