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FRV Scotia 1/61

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (747S)
Cruise identifier1/61
Cruise period1961-02-07 — 1961-02-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnGrangemouth, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesFirth of Forth Nephrops survey.
Montrose Bay pollution stations.
Herring surveys and trawls.
Chief scientistGeorge McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 1/61 cruise report sc01_61.pdf (0.19 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1/61 cruise track — sc01_61track.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 3
Description: Vinge trawl: haddock, whiting and whitefish
Geology and geophysics 
Single-beam echosoundingDescription: plume traces of adult herring seen