Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 9/52 |
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| Cruise period | 1952-10-10 — 1952-10-19 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton & trawling surveys. |
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| Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature and oxygen measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
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| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature and oxygen measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made thoughout the cruise.
No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: A number of hauls were made throughout the cruise. Haddock and whiting were the main catches. |