FRV Scotia 0599S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise identifier | 0599S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise period | 1999-03-23 — 1999-04-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | 1. To survey the abundance and distribution of anglerfish and megrims off the north and west coasts of Scotland.
2. To obtain information on the reproductive biology of anglerfish and megrims. 3. To sample anglerfish postlarvae. 4. To collect anglerfish tissue for genetic studies. 5. To sample spawning haddock and cod. 6. To collect morphometric data from black scabbardfish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specific | West of Outer Hebrides to north of Shetland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 19 Description: Salinity measurements underway (surface) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 44 Description: Bottom temperature recorded by minilogger attached to trawl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biology and fisheries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nekton | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 Description: Trawl hauls, Methot Net (Ichthyoplankton/Nekton) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 44 Description: Trawl Hauls, Fishing depths: 100-1090m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 CTD/STD cast | Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Electrical conductivity of the water column Reference numbers Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Electrical conductivity of the water column
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