FRV Scotia 7/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-07-15 — 1981-08-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | To investigate the migration of the west coast mackerel stock. |
| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Continental shelf edge north and west of Scotland and Ireland; Shetland area. |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: distribution |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: number of observations = 350 Description: pelagic fish-type echo traces observed. |
| Exploratory fishing | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of stations = 29 Description: handline fishing |
