Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/66 |
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Cruise period | 1966-10-04 — 1966-10-20 |
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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 | Strong winds prevented work at Fladen so work was conducted in Moray Firth instead. |
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Chief scientist | James Mason (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 2 Description: current indicators |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Total - N | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: 10 depth samples |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: standard, sedimentation and 1m oblique samples taken |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: standard, sedimentation and 1m oblique samples taken |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 68 Description: nephrops study |
Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 68 Description: instumentation tests on Nephrops trawl |
Gear research | Description: tension measurements on Gulf III sampler |