Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/57 |
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Cruise period | 1957-06-12 — 1957-06-27 |
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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.
Current measurements.
Herring larvae survey.
East of Shetland survey. |
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Chief scientist | John B Tait (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.27 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Butt of Lewis - Faroe Bank,
Faroes - Flugga,
East of Shetland |
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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. |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 4 Description: The bottom current meter was used throughout the cruise. The meter failed on several deployments and the rest of the readings were not fully reliable. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: A number of areas were surveyed for plankton. Hauls tended to be good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Zooplankton | Description: A number of areas were surveyed for plankton. Hauls tended to be good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. Catches were good for both. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. Catches were good for both. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Description: A number of echo-sounder deployments took place throughout the cruise.
No. of deployments not noted. |