Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 6/49 |
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| Cruise period | 1949-05-30 — 1949-06-22 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | Trawling, plankton & hydrography |
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| Chief scientist | Jake H Fraser (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (1.69 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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| Specific | Orkney, Minch, Firth of Clyde. |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements and water samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
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| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature measurements and water samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature measurements and water samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of samples not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. Various fish were caught and measured.
No. of samples not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. Various fish were caught and measured.
No. of samples not noted. |