FRV Scotia 6/50
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/50 |
| Cruise period | 1950-06-15 — 1950-07-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The object of this cruise was to make a detailed hydrographic, plankton and trawling survey of the Faroe shelf, and to carry out the usual hydrographic and plankton survey of the sections Butt of Lewis - Faroe Bank, Faroe due North, and the Faroe - Shetland Channel. |
| Chief scientist | Rodney Jones (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Butt of Lewis-Faroe Bank, Faroe due north, Faroe-Shetland Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature measurements were made at all stations and water samples were collected for salinity, oxygen and phosphate analysis. No. of samples not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature measurements were made at all stations and water samples were collected for salinity, oxygen and phosphate analysis. No. of samples not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature measurements were made at all stations and water samples were collected for salinity, oxygen and phosphate analysis. No. of samples not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise, large numbers of haddock were caught. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise, large numbers of haddock were caught. No. of hauls not noted. |
