FRV Scotia 1102S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1102S |
| Cruise period | 2002-07-20 — 2002-08-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To conduct a survey of the offshore oil development and production effects on hydrocarbon loadings in fish, shellfish and sediments in the East Shetland Basin.
2. To conduct a random stratified sampling survey in the East Shetland Basin to determine temporal changes in hydrocarbon loading in surficial and depth profile sediment samples. 3. To conduct a survey of the offshore oil development and production effects on hydrocarbon loadings in fish, shellfish and sediments in the Forties field. |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | East Shetland Basin and Forties field |
| Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Bottom deposits | Quantity: number of samples = 315 Description: Sediments for PAH analysis |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 269 Description: Plasma Vtg analysis |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 373 Description: Fish liver for biological effects measurements; hepatic EROD activity; PAH bile metabolite determination |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 240 Description: Liver and gonad histology |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 124 Description: Alkyl phenol analysis |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 373 Description: Fish liver for biological effects measurements; hepatic EROD activity; PAH bile metabolite determination |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 269 Description: Plasma Vtg analysis |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 240 Description: Liver and gonad histology |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 124 Description: Alkyl phenol analysis |
