Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/52 |
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Cruise period | 1952-07-04 — 1952-07-20 |
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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, chemistry (oxygen and phosphate), plankton & trawling surveys. |
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Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 827 Description: A number of Haddock were caught during hauls and tagged. |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 827 Description: A number of Haddock were caught during hauls and tagged. |