Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/61 |
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Cruise period | 1961-05-10 — 1961-05-30 |
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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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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | Hydrography, plankton, trawling and productivity surveys. |
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Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: surface and bottom water samples |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: Fladen-Rattray line of productivity stations |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 5 Description: 100 samples |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: whitefish and whiting |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: whitefish, witches and gadoids |