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FRV Scotia 8/69

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (747S)
Cruise identifier8/69
Cruise period1969-09-07 — 1969-10-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. Herring larval survey in the north-western North Sea.
2. Current meter mooring.
Chief scientistIan G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 8/69 cruise report sc08_69.pdf (0.11 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: T only
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 3
Description: 138 T surface
Surface drifters/drifting buoysDescription: bottom
Other physical oceanographic measurementsDescription: moored ocean.station
Chemical oceanography 
Phosphate
Nitrate
Nitrite
Silicate
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Description: chlorophyll