FRV Scotia 7/51
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/51 |
| Cruise period | 1951-10-12 — 1951-11-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton & trawling surveys. |
| Chief scientist | Alasdair D McIntyre (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Butt of Lewis - Faroe Faroe - Shetland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton samples were collected during the cruise. No. of plankton samples not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 11 Description: A number of trawls take place duing the cruise. Haddock, lemon sole and halibut were the main catches during the cruise. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 11 Description: A number of trawls take place duing the cruise. Haddock, lemon sole and halibut were the main catches during the cruise. |
| Gear research | Description: Tests were carried out on the deep Kelvin Tube took place. No. of trials not noted. |
