FRV Scotia 0191S_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0191S_1 |
| Cruise period | 1991-01-08 — 1991-01-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To collect data on the distribution of parasites selected as possible indicators of pollution.
2. To collect tapeworms from different fish hosts for taxonomic studies. 3. To examine cod and other teleost fish for larval nematodes and other macroparasites. 4. To survey parasites of selected species of fish in the Shetland/Faroe region. 5. To collect water samples for radio-caesium monitoring. |
| Chief scientist | Kenneth MacKenzie (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | East Shetland basin, Orkney/North Coast |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: water samples taken for radio-caesium analysis |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 24 Description: bottom trawls gathering fish for parasite work |
