Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/54 |
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Cruise period | 1954-09-04 — 1954-09-25 |
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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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Objectives | 1. To make a herring larvae survey.
2. To investigate the operational dimensions of the Swedish bottom herring trawl.
3. To test the Swedish herring trawl and the Icelandic trawl in the Fladen area. |
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Chief scientist | W Dickson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.19 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | West of Orkney, Moray Firth, Fladen Ground. |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Some herring was discovered in the nets.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Eggs and larvae | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Some herring was discovered in the nets.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 231 Description: A number hauls were made but catches were poor, few herring were tagged. |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 231 Description: A number hauls were made but catches were poor, few herring were tagged. |
Gear research | Description: A number of trawling trials took place during the cruise.
No. of trials not noted. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was used during herring trawling. Echoes were noted and returned to the laboratory.
No. of deployments not noted. |