FRV Scotia 0103S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0103S |
| Cruise period | 2003-01-06 — 2003-01-12 |
| 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 analysis. |
| Chief scientist | Pam Walsham (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | National Marine Monitoring Programme |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Moray Firth; Minches; Solway Firth; Clyde |
| Track charts | (0.07 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
| Total - N | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
| Total - N | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
| Ammonia | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 78 Description: 78 surface water samples were collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment with measurement of ToxN, Silicate, Phosphate, Temperature and salinity |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 12 Description: Water samples for 6 NMMP offshore sites with measurement of ToxN, Phosphate, Silicate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Salinity and Temperature |
| Contamination | |
| Contaminants in organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 11 Description: Biota collected for organic analysis, metals analysis |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Sediment collected for organic analysis, metals analysis and benthic comunites |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Sediment collected for organic analysis, metals analysis and benthic comunites |
