FRV Clupea 1601C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1601C |
| Cruise period | 2001-11-15 — 2001-11-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To undertake fish and sediment sampling in the North Minch, Colonsay, Pladda, and a number of sites in the Firth of Clyde in support of the temporal trend and biomarker monitoring studies.
In addition to the original cruise programme, there were requests to collect live plaice from the Minch for experimental work and 5kg each of plaice and haddock wet muscle tissue from the Minch, together with the associated livers, to be used as reference material by QUASIMEME. |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde and Minch areas |
| Track charts | (0.28 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of specimens = 26 Description: Plaice and flounder processed for a number of chemical and biochemical determinations |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of specimens = 26 Description: Plaice and flounder processed for a number of chemical and biochemical determinations |
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 24 Description: Sediment for hydrocarbon measurements |
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of specimens = 26 Description: Plaice and flounder processed for a number of chemical and biochemical determinations |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of specimens = 26 Description: Plaice and flounder processed for a number of chemical and biochemical determinations |
