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FRV Scotia 9/60

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (747S)
Cruise identifier9/60
Cruise period1960-10-15 — 1960-10-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesHydrography, plankton and echosounding surveys. Cruise cut short due to bad weather.
Chief scientistGeorge McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 9/60 cruise report sc09_60.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: number of stations = 24
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: number of stations = 24
Biology and fisheries 
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 24
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 24
Eggs and larvaeQuantity: number of stations = 24
Description: herring larvae
Geology and geophysics 
Single-beam echosoundingDescription: no plume traces observed