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FRV Scotia 0992S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
Cruise identifier | 0992S |
Cruise period | 1992-07-13 — 1992-07-31 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To participate in an ICES - coordinated acoustic and mid-water trawling survey in the north western North Sea and north of Scotland.
2. To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis. |
Chief scientist | Edmund John Simmonds (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | Herring Acoustic survey |
Coordinating body | ICES |
Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | North western North Sea of Scotland |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 18 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: trawls |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: trawls |
Geology and geophysics | |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: activity duration in days = 18 Description: 38, 120, 200 k hz |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: activity duration in days = 18 Description: Roxanne sea bed sediments |