FRV Scotia 1596S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1596S |
| Cruise period | 1996-09-02 — 1996-09-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To undertake a demersal survey on Rockall Plateau. |
| Chief scientist | Andrew W Newton (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Atlantic, Rockall Plateau |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 12 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Birds | Quantity: activity duration in days = 12 Description: Days |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 41 Description: Trawl Hauls |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: activity duration in days = 12 Description: Days |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 138 Description: RoxAnn |
