Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 12/63 |
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| Cruise period | 1963-12-14 — 1963-12-20 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | Trawling. |
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| Chief scientist | D Ferrier S Raitt (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | Fladen Ground |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: Gulf III plankton samples |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: Gulf III plankton samples |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: predominance of haddock and whiting |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: contained 2 baskets of nephrops |