Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/50 |
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Cruise period | 1950-05-09 — 1950-06-06 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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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. |
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Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.35 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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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 | |
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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. |