1R1/2 Not to be cited without prior reference to the Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen FRV Scotia Cruise 0203S REPORT 15

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

Scotia departed from Stavanger at 0900 on 16 August and completed 2 stations in the Norwegian Sector before returning to complete a series of stations around the Fladen area..

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

Plankton and hydrographic samples were collected at selected stations in the Northern North Sea, North Atlantic, and Western shelf area, using ARIES and a Methot net... Throughout

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

This and the poor weather encountered later in the cruise prevented sampling of mackerel in the northern part of the survey area.. Biological samples from this area may be