FRV Scotia 0904S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0904S |
| Cruise period | 2004-06-08 — 2004-06-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out mackerel egg survey (ICES Triennial Survey), on the western shelf edge.
2. To collect fish samples from trawling for atresia and maturity assessment. 3. To deploy Hydro mooring. |
| Chief scientist | David G Reid (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Iain M Gibb (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Channel, Shelf edge west of the UK and Ireland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Sea surface temperature and salinity were collected continuously using a thermosalinograph. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 229 Description: sorted for fish eggs. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: 3 tows with GOV trawl and 3 with PT170 trawl to collect mackerel and horse mackerel ovaries for fecundity and atresia assessment. |
