FRV Scotia 1/50
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/50 |
| Cruise period | 1950-02-07 — 1950-02-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | The primary objective of the cruise was to survey the haddock spawning stocks - with particular reference to those of the north Scottish coast.
Unfortunately, continuous bad weather throughout the period of the cruise resulted in a major curtailment of the original programme. None of the stations west of Shetland or east of longitude 1° W were occupied. At several of the remaining stations heavy weather or unsuitable bottom conditions resulted in the omission of some of the items stipulated in the programme. |
| Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: Due to unsuitable weather very few hauls were made. All the hauls made had poor catches. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made thoughout the cruise. Haddock, whiting and flat-fish were the main catches. No. of trawls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made thoughout the cruise. Haddock, whiting and flat-fish were the main catches. No. of trawls not noted. |
