FRV Scotia 1099S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1099S |
| Cruise period | 1999-06-07 — 1999-06-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Routine survey in a series monitoring Nephrops burrow abundance using TV.
1. Estimate distribution and abundance of Nephrops in stocks around Scotland using Underwater TV technology. 2. Collect sediment samples at each station. 3. To take trawl samples to estimate size structure and sex ratio. Sampling commenced in Fladden ground (North Sea) and then moved to Firth of Clyde (W. coast Scotland), South minch, North minch and Noup. Improved weather conditions enabled more northerly stations of Fladen ground to be completed on return journey to Aberdeen. A total of 201 sledge runs and 13 trawl tows were made during the cruise. |
| Chief scientist | Nick Bailey (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Fladen Ground, Noup (NW of Orkney), Minches and Firth of Clyde |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of deployments = 201 Description: 10 minute TV sledge runs made at stations in waters around Scotland as follows: Fladen 62 , Clyde 42, S.Minch 40, N.Minch 39, Noup 10, Moray Firth 8. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: Trawl tows, 30 minute trawl samples using 50mm prawn trawl (Scotnet) at stations as follows: Fladen 4, Clyde 3, S.Minch 3, N.Minch 3. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 201 Description: 10 minute TV sledge runs made at stations in waters around Scotland as follows: Fladen 62 , Clyde 42, S.Minch 40, N.Minch 39, Noup 10, Moray Firth 8. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of deployments = 201 Description: 10 minute TV sledge runs made at stations in waters around Scotland as follows: Fladen 62 , Clyde 42, S.Minch 40, N.Minch 39, Noup 10, Moray Firth 8. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 201 Description: Grab samples, single drops for sediment sample taken at stations as above |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 201 Description: Grab samples, single drops for sediment sample taken at stations as above |
