FRV Scotia 5/50
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/50 |
| Cruise period | 1950-05-09 — 1950-06-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Hydrographic sections - Butt of Lewis-Faroe Bank, Enniberg - 63° 30 min North, 6° 35 min West and Svino-Shetland.
Intensive trawling and plankton survey was carried out on the Faroe Plateau, and a line of stations from Fair Isle to Butt of Lewis was also carried out. |
| Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.35 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: Phyto-plankton populations were found during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made thoughout the cruise. Varieties of fish were caught at a number of locations. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made thoughout the cruise. Varieties of fish were caught at a number of locations. No. of hauls not noted. |
