FRV Scotia 1/55
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/55 |
| Cruise period | 1955-02-13 — 1955-02-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton & trawling surveys. |
| Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of stations were worked during the period of the cruise. No. of stations not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton samples were collected throughout the cruise. Catches were uniformly poor. No. of samples not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of stations were worked during the period of the cruise. No. of stations not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was in continuous operation throughout the cruise. |
