FRV Scarba 5/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scarba (74RG) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-07-06 — 1971-07-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To survey the abundance and distribution of 0-group gadoids in midwater in the northern North Sea.
2. To investigate the growth rates and food of 0-group gadoids during their pelagic phase. 3. To investigate whether young gadoids undertake diurnal vertical migrations. 4. To obtain live fish for aquarium experiments. 5. To investigate the distribution and food of selected sea birds (Dixon, Aberdeen University). |
| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 32 Description: mechanical |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: top & bottom only |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: 32 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: 3 |
| Birds | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 71 |
