FRV Scotia 5A/54
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 5A/54 |
| Cruise period | 1954-07-05 — 1954-07-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | North-west Atlantic Survey Part 1.
Hydrography, chemistry, chlorophyll, plankton, fishing, echo-sounding, continuous plankton recorder tests. |
| Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: A number of chlorophyll samples were collected during the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made thoughout the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made thoughout the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
