Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 5/69 |
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| Cruise period | 1969-05-23 — 1969-06-16 |
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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 | Trials |
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| Objectives | This cruise was the second in a series aimed at the investigation and comparison between different types of otterboard. For this cruise four otterboard types were used:
A) conventional flat boards.
B) 'V' boards.
C) cambered boards.
D) oval boards. |
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| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.17 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Gear research | Description: otterboard tests |