FRV Scotia 3/55
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/55 |
| Cruise period | 1955-03-25 — 1955-04-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and echo-sounding surveys. |
| Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.21 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: Temperature, phosphate, oxygen and chlorophyll measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 190 Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. It was noted that the densest hauls were made in areas of phosphate depletion. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 190 Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. It was noted that the densest hauls were made in areas of phosphate depletion. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 190 Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. It was noted that the densest hauls were made in areas of phosphate depletion. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: A continuous echosound of the whole cruise was made. Large plume-shaped traces were found over viking bank. |
