FRV Scotia 1189S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1189S |
| Cruise period | 1989-10-14 — 1989-10-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To complete a plankton survey off the Scottish north and west coasts (Area VIa) as part of the ICES International Herring Larval Surveys.
2. To collect surface temperature and salinity data during the survey. 3. To collect sea water samples for radio-caesium monitoring at selected positions. 4. To carry out trials of an acoustic telemetry system. 5. To carry out comparative trials on sampler avoidance. |
| Chief scientist | John Dunn (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | HERRING LARVAL SURVEY |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North and West coasts of Scotland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of measurements = 3744 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 64 Description: Double Gulf 3 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of deployments = 20 Description: Towed acoustic telemetry system |
