Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/52 |
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Cruise period | 1952-08-30 — 1952-09-30 |
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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 survey. |
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Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (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 East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | south-east Iceland - Reykjanes |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of surface temperature measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were collected during the cruise.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise, catches of haddock and herrings were good.
No. of trawls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise, catches of haddock and herrings were good.
No. of trawls not noted. |