FRV Scotia 3/50
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/50 |
| Cruise period | 1950-03-27 — 1950-04-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Trawling, plankton and hydrographic survey of the Faroe Plateau.
Persistent gale-force winds hampered operations on a number of days during the cruise, and it was not possible to repeat the survey of the egg and larval fish concentrations, nor to carry out the scheduled trawling experiment on the diurnal variations in the catches of trawled fish. |
| Chief scientist | Basil B Parrish (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were all noted during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were all noted during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were all noted during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: Plankton hauls were made at each station. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 21 Description: A number of hauls were made with an otter trawl. Haddock, cod and flat-fish were all caught at points throughout the cruise. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 21 Description: A number of hauls were made with an otter trawl. Haddock, cod and flat-fish were all caught at points throughout the cruise. |
