FRV Scotia 3/52
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/52 |
| Cruise period | 1952-04-03 — 1952-04-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton & trawling survey. |
| Chief scientist | Alasdair D McIntyre (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Faroe Fair Isle |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 51 Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 51 Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Catches of haddock, halibut and lemon sole were made. |
