FRV Scotia 0101S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0101S |
| Cruise period | 2001-01-05 — 2001-01-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake water, sediment and biological sampling for the National Marine Monitoring Programme (NMMP).
2. To sample plaice for biological effect studies. 3. To collect plaice for transfer to Aultbea. 4. To collect and undertake storage experiments on haddock for sensory assessment. 5. To collect water samples for hydrographic studies. |
| Chief scientist | Pamela Simpson (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | UK National Marine Monitoring Programme |
| Coordinating body | Environment Agency |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Montrose Bank, 110 Mile Hole, Moray Firth, the Minches, Clyde and Solway Firth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 94 Description: 35 Water sampling for NMMP, Analysis on-shore. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 87 Description: Surface water intakes. Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assesment survey. Analysis on-shore. |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Water sampling for NMMP, Analysis on-shore. |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Water sampling for NMMP, Analysis on-shore. |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 87 Description: Surface water intakes. Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assesment survey. Analysis on-shore. |
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Water sampling for NMMP, Analysis on-shore. |
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of samples = 87 Description: Surface water intakes. Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assesment survey. Analysis on-shore. |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Water sampling for NMMP, Analysis on-shore. |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 87 Description: Surface water intakes. Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assesment survey. Analysis on-shore. |
| Alkalinity | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Water sampling for NMMP, Analysis on-shore. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of hauls = 29 Description: Sampling of Plaice for metal, hydrocarbon, CB and biological effect measurements. Analysis on-shore. Sampling of Haddock for sensory assesment, analysis on-shore. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 29 Description: Sampling of Plaice for metal, hydrocarbon, CB and biological effect measurements. Analysis on-shore. Sampling of Haddock for sensory assesment, analysis on-shore. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 57 Description: Day grab sampling of sediment along a track from 59 47 00N 01 38 00W to 57 44 048N 03 45 166W for hydrocarbon analysis, Analysis on-shore. |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 70 Description: Day grab sampling of sediment at NMMP sites. Collection of sediment for metal, hydrocarbon, CB and bentic analysis. Analysis on-shore. |
