FRV Scotia 8/62
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/62 |
| Cruise period | 1962-08-08 — 1962-09-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1) The Rattray-Fladen line.
2) to locate trawlable concentrations of herring for the commercial trawlers taking part in the B.I.B experiment. 3) to trawl alongside one or more of the trawlers. 4) echo-sounding. |
| Chief scientist | George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 46 Description: herring |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 46 Description: locate trawlable areas |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | Description: locate herring traces |
