Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 9/56 |
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Cruise period | 1956-11-07 — 1956-11-24 |
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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 | To survey and follow a patch of herring larvae. |
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Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were gathered throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Description: An area of herring larvae was hauled, mainly in darkness. Repeated stations showed varying catches.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Gear research | Description: An underwater camera was deployed to watch for cathode tube flashes from the echosounder.
No. of deployments not noted. |