FRV Scotia 6/51
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/51 |
| Cruise period | 1951-09-15 — 1951-09-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The object of this cruise was to carry out a detailed biological and hydrographical survey of the Faroe plateau and to carry out extensive haddock marking experiments there. |
| 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 | Dog Hole, Buchan Deeps & Kinnaird Head. Butt of Lewis-Faroe Bank. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, salinity and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, salinity and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 74 Description: A number of hauls were made thoughout he cruise. Haddock catches were the main aim of the hauls. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was run for the duration of the cruise. No. of deployements not noted. |
