FRV Scotia 0993S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0993S |
| Cruise period | 1993-07-10 — 1993-07-30 |
| 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 northwestern North Sea and north of Scotland between 50º 30' to 62ºN and 4ºW to 2ºE excluding the Faroes waters.
2. To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis, including age, length, maturity and ichthyophonus infection rates. |
| Chief scientist | Edmund John Simmonds (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Acoustic and Mid Water Trawling Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North sea and north of Scotland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: throughout |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 45 Description: trawl hauls |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: echo integrator throughout |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: RoxAnn |
