FRV Scotia 4/82 PT1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/82 PT1 |
| Cruise period | 1982-04-14 — 1982-04-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To test a dual beam echo-sounder for fish target strength assessment.
2. To obtain in situ target strength measurements for blue whiting. |
| Chief scientist | Sinclair T Forbes (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North coast of Scotland, Outer Hebrides, St Kilda, continental shelf edge NW of Scotland, Orkney |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: in situ measurements of blue whiting. |
| Gear research | Description: performance measurements made on newly installed Simrad EK400 scientific echosounder system. |
