FRV Scotia 0104S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||||||||||||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cruise identifier | 0104S | ||||||||||||||||
| Cruise period | 2004-01-06 — 2004-01-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | 1) To undertake water, sediment and benthic macrofauna and fish sampling for the National Marine Monitoring Programme (NMMP).
2) To collect water samples for hydrographic studies as part of the Scottish Coastal Eutrophication Assessment Survey (SCEAS). 3) To undertake water sampling in support of the Jambo monitoring programme. | ||||||||||||||||
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||
| Project | National Marine Monitoring Programme | ||||||||||||||||
| Cruise report |  (0.16 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 | Firth of Forth, Moray Firth, eastern North Sea, north coast of Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, west coast of Scotland and Solway Firth | ||||||||||||||||
| Track charts | (0.11 MB) (0.07 MB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Measurements | |||||||||||||||||
| Physical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Water samples 5 m from bottom and 5 m from surface at each NMMP site | ||||||||||||||||
| Chemical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 315 Description: Water sampled at nominal 5 m depth during passage at 12 knots | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: Water samples 5 m from bottom and 5 m from surface at each NMMP site | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 315 Description: Water sampled at nominal 5 m depth during passage at 12 knots | ||||||||||||||||
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 315 Description: Water sampled at nominal 5 m depth during passage at 12 knots | ||||||||||||||||
| Contamination | |||||||||||||||||
| Trace metals | Quantity: number of samples = 30 Description: Sediment for trace metals, PAH and CB analyses from each NMMP site | ||||||||||||||||
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 24 Description: Plaice (4 pools of liver and flesh from 5 fish) from each NMMP site for PAH determinations | ||||||||||||||||
| Petroleum residues | Quantity: number of samples = 30 Description: Sediment for trace metals, PAH and CB analyses from each NMMP site | ||||||||||||||||
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of samples = 30 Description: Sediment for trace metals, PAH and CB analyses from each NMMP site | ||||||||||||||||
| Biology and fisheries | |||||||||||||||||
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 120 Description: 10 male and 10 female plaice from each NMMP site for plasma vitellogenin, PAH bile metabolites and P450 1A measurements | ||||||||||||||||
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 60 Description: 1 mm and 0.5 mm sieved sediment from each NMMP site for macrobenthos analysis | ||||||||||||||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 24 Description: Plaice (4 pools of liver and flesh from 5 fish) from each NMMP site for PAH determinations | ||||||||||||||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 120 Description: 10 male and 10 female plaice from each NMMP site for plasma vitellogenin, PAH bile metabolites and P450 1A measurements | ||||||||||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||||||||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 Bottom pressure sensor tide gauge | Date and time Temperature of the water column Sea level
|
