Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/63 |
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Cruise period | 1963-03-13 — 1963-04-06 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and trawling. |
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Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 35 Description: bottom measurements |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: Gulf III samples taken at all stations + extra, additional hauls with standard and 1m nets |
Zooplankton | Description: Gulf III samples taken at all stations + extra, additional hauls with standard and 1m nets |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 35 Description: trawls including: haddock, whiting and herring |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 35 Description: trawls including: cod, flatfish, gadoids and lemon sole |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 447 Description: nephrops in 1 haul |
Gear research | Description: plastic sampler tested |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Single-beam echosounding | Description: continous recording |