FRV Scotia 6/66
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/66 |
| Cruise period | 1966-08-08 — 1966-08-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | An investigation of whiting stocks off the Scottish north and west coasts by means of blood, parasite infestation and morphometric techniques. |
| Chief scientist | Noel P Wilkins (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of profiles = 3 |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 3 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of specimens = 600 Description: whiting haemoglobin examined |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: 3 using 1m net and 1 using standard fine mesh net |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: 3 using 1m net and 1 using standard fine mesh net |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 27 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: blood samples collected from other species |
