FRV Scotia 11/55
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/55 |
| Cruise period | 1955-11-29 — 1955-12-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Herring larvae survey in the north-western area of the North Sea; a limited hydrographic and chemistry programme with a series of trawls principally for haddock investigations. |
| Chief scientist | C Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Catches were good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise and good catches of haddock and whiting were made. No. of trawls not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was run continuously throughout the cruise. Very few traces were recorded. |
