FRV Clupea 1802C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1802C |
| Cruise period | 2002-11-11 — 2002-11-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To sample flounder from St. Andrew's Bay for biomarker, disease indicators and histopathology, and for hepatic biomarkers and plasma at a site in the Clyde in support of the DMECS programme.
2) To undertake fish and sediment sampling in the Clyde and Minch areas in support of the temporal trend and biomarker monitoring studies. 3) To sample fish species from dumping grounds in the Clyde, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Group, for biological effects studies. |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.29 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde and Minch areas St Andrew's Bay, Gairloch, Clyde |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Bottom deposits | Quantity: number of samples = 14 Description: Sediments for PAH analysis |
| Contaminants in organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 28 Description: Fish for PAH and CB analysis |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 140 Description: Fish liver for biomarker determination |
