FRV Scarba 3/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scarba (74RG) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-05-20 — 1971-06-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Northern North Sea fish and environmental survey. |
| Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 94 Description: mechanical |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 94 Description: 30 top & bottom 6 surface only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: 94 |
| Total - P | Quantity: 94 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: 94 |
| Contamination | |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: 4 Description: chemical pollution |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 93 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 6 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 94 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 62 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: 4 |
