Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/56 |
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Cruise period | 1956-02-28 — 1956-03-16 |
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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 | Hydro-biological surveys, trawls and echo-sounding. |
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Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.18 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Minch, Shetland, Orkney. |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: A number of stations were worked throughout the cruise. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: A number of trawls were carried out during the cruise. Lemon sole, haddock and whiting were the main catch. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: A number of trawls were carried out during the cruise. Lemon sole, haddock and whiting were the main catch. |