FRV Scotia 1094S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1094S |
| Cruise period | 1994-07-06 — 1994-07-26 |
| 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 58º to 62ºN and 4ºW to 2ºE excluding Faroes waters.
2. To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis, including age, length, maturity and ichthyophonus infection rates. 3. Obtain CTD profiles and sea surface T&S for analysis of herring distribution and the environment. |
| Chief scientist | Edmund John Simmonds (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Herring Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Northwestern North Sea and north of Scotland, excluding Faroes |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 45 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 35 Description: Pelagic trawls |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: track kilometres = 2022 Description: Echo integrator, 2.5nm runs |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: RoxAnn data throughout |
