Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | British Viking (74VB) |
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Cruise identifier | BV0987 |
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Cruise period | 1987-09-08 — 1987-09-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. To participate in the ICES International Herring Larval Survey in ICES Divisions Iva(N) and Iva.
2. To obtain hydrographic and plankton samples as part of a study on herring larval patch ecology.
Duplicate roscop no 3364. |
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Chief scientist | Paul W Rankine (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Project | Herring Larval Survey |
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Coordinating body | ICES |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: whole cruise |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 3 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 3 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 3 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 3 |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: 237 Description: tows dutch gulf 3 |