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FRV Scotia 0504S
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
Cruise identifier | 0504S |
Cruise period | 2004-03-27 — 2004-04-01 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Trials |
Objectives | 1. Multi-sampler acoustic communication trials.
2. Conduct Multi-sampler net deployment. 3. Trials of Multi-sampler net release system. 4. Multi-sampler net observations with RCTV. 5. Plankton Sampler catch comparisons. 6. RCTV cable hydrodynamics. 7. Optical Plankton counter observations. 8. EK 500 Echosounder relocation. 9. Fluorometer monitoring. 10. Trials of radio remote control system. 11. Sea noise tests on SH80 Sonar. |
Chief scientist | Philip J Copland (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Moray Firth |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 16 Description: Plankton sampler catch comparisons between Dual Methot Net and ARIES. |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 16 Description: Plankton sampler catch comparisons between Dual Methot Net and ARIES. |
Gear research | Description: Multi-sampler acoustic communications trials. |
Gear research | Description: Trials of multi-sampler net release system. |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: RCTV used to observe multi-sampler net. |