Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/59 |
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Cruise period | 1959-03-26 — 1959-04-22 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and herring surveys. |
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Chief scientist | John H Steele (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.14 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Fladen Ground, Norwegian Deeps and Scottish east coast |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Catches appeared good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Catches appeared good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise and good cathes of herring were made.
No. of hauls not noted. |