1P15/17 Not to be sited without prior reference to the FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen FRV Scotia Cruise 1802S REPORT

Scotia completed the revised line at 2030 hours on Friday 12 December when the vessel was made secure for passage to Aberdeen in a heavy swell and gale force winds.. Scotia docked

However, at this stage some protection from the gales was offered by the Scottish coast and Scotia managed to complete the survey before docking in Aberdeen at 2400 hours on Sunday

A total of 152 plankton stations (see Figure. 1) and 21 calibration stations were collected during the cruise with the Gulf VII. All samples were sorted for fish eggs during the

Ground truth identification of the mackerel echotraces proved far more successful than in the previous (2002) survey: both the PT170 and PT160 (with the larger doors) were able

Poor weather prevented the last trawl sample being taken and the vessel was forced to shelter off Fraserburgh on Friday evening.. The vessel returned to Aberdeen the following

Plankton and water samples were collected using ARIES and a Methot net in the Faroe Shetland Channel... Plankton and hydrographic samples were collected at selected stations in

Sampling some 281 individual Monkfish for a total live weight of 590 kgs and 269 Megrim for a live weight of 95 kgs from within the Eastern survey area. A further 3 hauls

Scotia resumed work on the fishing survey on the morning of 30 July and worked west towards the Moray Firth stations.. The vessel then worked northwards, completing stations off the