Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 11/53 |
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| Cruise period | 1953-12-04 — 1953-12-21 |
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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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| Objectives | 1. Herring larval survey
2. Productivity sampling
3. Trawling |
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| Chief scientist | John H Steele (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.09 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: Temperatue and salinity measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 200 Description: A number of plankton samples were collected using a variety of nets. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise.
No. of trawls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise.
No. of trawls not noted. |