Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/55 |
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Cruise period | 1955-06-24 — 1955-07-27 |
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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 | Larval haddock survey.
The Butt-Faroe Line.
The oceanic study.
Trawling.
Herring.
Great Lining.
Shark fishing.
Productivity.
Corbin net.
Icelandic pelagic trawl.
Echosounding. |
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Chief scientist | Jake H Fraser (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.63 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 measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton surevys took place during the cruise. Numbers of catches were good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton surevys took place during the cruise. Numbers of catches were good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Description: A number of lines were used to try to catch sharks. Catches were very poor, with only 3 being caught.
No. of lines not noted. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Trawls were carried out at a number of stations. Hauls produced a good catch of haddock. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echometer was deployed throughout the cruise.
No. of deployments not noted. |