Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 2/51 |
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Cruise period | 1951-05-16 — 1951-06-03 |
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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 | Hydrography, plankton and trawling surveys including two accumulated temperature stations. |
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Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Butt of Lewis-Faroe Bank
Faroe
Enniberg section
Nolso-Flugga section |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, salinity, oxygen and photophate samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Description: Temperature, salinity, oxygen and photophate samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Phosphate | Description: Temperature, salinity, oxygen and photophate samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number plankton hauls took place during the crusie.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Numbers of lemon sole, haddock, cod and whitiing were collected.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Numbers of lemon sole, haddock, cod and whitiing were collected.
No. of hauls not noted. |