FRV Scotia 0701S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0701S |
| Cruise period | 2001-04-10 — 2001-04-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1) To carry out mackerel egg survey (ICES Triennial Survey) on the western shelf edge.
2) To collect fish samples, by trawling, for atresia and maturity assessment. |
| Chief scientist | David G Reid (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Iain M Gibb (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | ICES Triennial Survey |
| Cruise report |  (0.43 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Shelf edge west of the UK and Ireland; western approaches |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 165 Description: CTD profile at each station |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Thermosalinograph measurements underway |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 165 Description: Plankton stations (Gulf III). samples were sorted for fish eggs of mackerel and horse mackerel |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: Trawls for mackerel to collect mackerel ovaries for fecundity and atresia studies. Length, total weight, liver weight and age also noted. |
