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FRV Scotia 1087S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 1087S |
Cruise period | 1987-10-07 — 1987-10-27 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey of the distribution of herring larvae, plankton and hydrographic parameters in the northwestern North Sea.
2. To perform a series of intensive studies of the vertical distribution of herring larvae. 3. To collect water samples for radio-caesium analysis. |
Chief scientist | Mike R Heath (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | ACE |
Coordinating body | DAFS |
Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | NW North Sea, east coast of Scotland, east of Orkney |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: 10 min intervals |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 100 Description: bottom salinity |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 200 |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 25 |
Current meters | Description: 4 deployed; 3 days |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Description: 3 deployed |
Chemical oceanography | |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 60 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 60 |
Radioactivity | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: water samples collected for radio-caesium analysis. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Primary productivity | Quantity: number of stations = 15 |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 120 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 80 |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 40 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 380 |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 290 Description: distribution, behaviour and description of communities. |
Meteorology | |
Incident radiation | Description: 5 min intervals |