FRV Scotia 4/51
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/51 |
| Cruise period | 1951-07-26 — 1951-08-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Investigation of the distribution of autumn spawned herring larvae in the North Sea and the carrying out of the first Fladen survey. |
| Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate and pH measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate and pH measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate and pH measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| pH | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate and pH measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of hauls were made thoughout the cruise. Flat fish were sparse throughout the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of hauls were made thoughout the cruise. Flat fish were sparse throughout the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
