Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 2/50 |
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Cruise period | 1950-03-01 — 1950-03-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Hydrographic-Plankton survey, with subsidiary trawling on Butt of Lewis, Faroe Bank and Faroe grounds. |
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Chief scientist | John B Tait (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Outer Moray Firth, Faroe-Shetland Channel, Faroe Plateau. |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Description: Temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Phosphate | Description: Temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: Moderate hauls of plankton were caught throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Haddock catches were particularly good.
No. of trawls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Haddock catches were particularly good.
No. of trawls not noted. |