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FRV Scotia 0998S

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier0998S
Cruise period1998-05-29 — 1998-06-08
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To deploy caged mussels and absorbent traps on moorings in the vicinity of two offshore oil installations.
2. To sample fish and shellfish by trawl along gradients from known discharge points for sensory assessment and tissue PAH determination.
3. To sample fish by trawl along gradients from known discharge points for biomarker determinations and organ-specific histopathological analyses.
4. To sample sediments, in the same areas as the trawls are taken, for hydrocarbon concentrations.
5. To sample nephrops from the Burra Haaf, and a reference site, in relation to the on-going Braer monitoring programme.
6. To sample fish and shellfish by trawl on the western shelf to extend our knowledge of the distribution of petrogenic hydrocarbons in biota and sediments in this area.
7. To collect and maintain live samples of fish and shellfish for processing by NCIMB.
8. To facilitate the production of video and still photography describing the use of scientific sampling equipment and subsequent processing of samples aboard Scotia.
Chief scientistAlistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 0998S cruise report sc09_98.pdf (0.11 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNE Shetland - Magnus and Thistle Oilfields, W of Shetland - Burra Haaf, NE Atlantic and North Sea
Track chartsFRV Scotia 0998S cruise track — trk4360.html
Measurements 
Contamination 
Petroleum residuesQuantity: number of stations = 73
Description: Stations
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 22
Description: Bottom trawls
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 51
Description: Day grabs
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurements61° 22' 0" N  1° 31' 59" E — Deployed 1 rig with cages of mussels
Other contaminant measurements61° 22' 0" N  1° 34' 59" E — Deployed 4 rigs with cages of mussels