FRV Scotia 8/52
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/52 |
| Cruise period | 1952-08-30 — 1952-09-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton & trawling survey. |
| Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | south-east Iceland - Reykjanes |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of surface temperature measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were collected during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise, catches of haddock and herrings were good. No. of trawls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise, catches of haddock and herrings were good. No. of trawls not noted. |
