FRV Scotia 0106S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0106S |
| Cruise period | 2006-01-05 — 2006-01-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake water, sediment and biological 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). |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D McIntosh (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | 10124 (AE11p) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | East coast of Scotland, Fladen Ground, Moray Firth, North Minch, South Minch, Orkney and Shetland |
| Track charts | (0.18 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 912 Description: A number of water samples were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 912 Description: A number of water samples were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Trace elements | Quantity: number of samples = 912 Description: A number of water samples were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of samples = 912 Description: A number of water samples were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Sediment traps | Quantity: number of samples = 64 Description: A number of sediment samples were collected during the cruise. |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 912 Description: A number of water samples were collected throughout the cruise. |
