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FRV Scotia 1/66

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (747S)
Cruise identifier1/66
Cruise period1966-01-07 — 1966-01-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesThe objective of these joint cruises was to study the effect on of using a large mesh outher Ulston cover over a normal Courlene cod-end selection.
Chief scientistJames A Pope (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 1/66 cruise report sc01_66.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Current metersDescription: deployed
Current metersQuantity: number of stations = 4
Description: current indicators
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishDescription: trawling
Demersal fishDescription: trawling
Gear researchDescription: trawling using a large mesh outer Ulstron cover over a normal Courlene codend
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: blood samples