FRV Scotia 7/52
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/52 |
| Cruise period | 1952-08-05 — 1952-08-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. Hydrobiological-plankton-echometer survey of the areas to the north and east of the Moray Firth herring survey area (Fair Isle-Fladen grid).
2. Experimental fishing with pelagic and ground trawls (experiments with submerged drift-nets included in the programme were later withdrawn). |
| Chief scientist | James M Lamont (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | north and east of the Moray Firth. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, salinity and phosphate measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, salinity and phosphate measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: A number of hauls were made throughout the cruise using the pelagic trawl. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echometer was deployed throughout the cruise. No. of deployments not noted. |
