RV Pelagia PE1/98
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Pelagia (64PE) |
| Cruise identifier | PE1/98 |
| Cruise period | 1998-05-07 — 1998-05-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The objectives were to conduct benthic sampling at approximately 10-12 stations in 3 transects within the Statoil block. Rapid progress was made during the Statoil sampling and further sampling was requested by Statoil to be conducted on Agip sampling sites (7 sites were sampled in total). Box cores, multi-cores, bed-hop camera and CTD were deployed during sampling. Trawling equipment (NIOZ Agassiz trawl) was deployed at one of the Statoil transects. |
| Chief scientist | Kevin S Black (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (2.69 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of CTD samples were made throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Current meters | Description: A number of CTD samples were made throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: Trawls were conducted using the Agassiz trawl. A variety of fish and invertebrates were collected. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Description: A number of cores were made during the cruise. Both box cores and multicores took place. No. of cores not noted. |
| Core - soft bottom | Description: A bed hop camera was deployed at each benthic station throughout the cruise. No. of deployments not noted. |
