Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/51 |
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Cruise period | 1951-10-12 — 1951-11-01 |
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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 & trawling surveys. |
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Chief scientist | Alasdair D McIntyre (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.16 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Butt of Lewis - Faroe
Faroe - Shetland |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton samples were collected during the cruise.
No. of plankton samples not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 11 Description: A number of trawls take place duing the cruise. Haddock, lemon sole and halibut were the main catches during the cruise. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 11 Description: A number of trawls take place duing the cruise. Haddock, lemon sole and halibut were the main catches during the cruise. |
Gear research | Description: Tests were carried out on the deep Kelvin Tube took place.
No. of trials not noted. |