FRV Scotia 0496S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0496S |
| Cruise period | 1996-03-07 — 1996-03-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Demersal trawling survey of the grounds off the north and west coasts of Scotland. |
| Chief scientist | Kenneth A Coull (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | IBTS |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Off the north and west coasts of Scotland, Minches Irish Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: for radio-caesium monitoring. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 52 Description: GOV Bottom trawl |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 52 Description: GOV Bottom trawl |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 52 Description: Scanmar |
