FRV Scotia 0102S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0102S |
| Cruise period | 2002-01-07 — 2002-01-12 |
| 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 collect water samples for hydrographic studies. |
| Chief scientist | Pamela Simpson (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 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 | North Sea, Minches, outer Clyde, Solway Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Surface measurements from thermosalinograph |
| Water bottle stations | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Nitrate | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Nitrite | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Ammonia | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Silicate | Description: Knudsen reversing bottles - water for salinity & nutrient measurements, temperature recorded |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of samples = 70 Description: Grabs - for sediments, benthic communities, metals, organics (PAHs, PCBs). |
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: 13 hauls trawling for plaice - metals, biological effects, organics (PAHs, PCBs), |
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of samples = 70 Description: Grabs - for sediments, benthic communities, metals, organics (PAHs, PCBs). |
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: 13 hauls trawling for plaice - metals, biological effects, organics (PAHs, PCBs), |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 70 Description: Grabs - for sediments, benthic communities, metals, organics (PAHs, PCBs). |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: 13 hauls trawling for plaice - metals, biological effects, organics (PAHs, PCBs), |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: 13 hauls trawling for plaice - metals, biological effects, organics (PAHs, PCBs), |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 70 Description: Grabs - for sediments, benthic communities, metals, organics (PAHs, PCBs). |
