Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/57 |
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Cruise period | 1957-02-19 — 1957-02-27 |
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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 | Hydro-biological surveys.
Bottom sampling. |
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Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Butt of Lewis - Faroe Bank |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were made throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Haul catches were poor.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Haul catches were poor.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Description: A number of hauls were made during the cruise. Good catches of cod and haddock were made.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Description: A number of bottom samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |
In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Description: A number of bottom samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |