FRV Scotia 5B/54
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 5B/54 |
| Cruise period | 1954-08-05 — 1954-08-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | The chief aims of this cruise were:
1. Hydrographic and plankton survey of waters to the west of Scotland and Ireland. 2. Great line fishing with the particular object of obtaining halibut for a more detailed study of infestation with the larvae of Grillotia erinaceous. 3. An echo-sounding survey of western grounds for the location of a) concentrations of oceanic herring and b) scattering layers. |
| Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.57 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West of Scotland and west of Ireland. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Temperature, chlorophyll, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature, chlorophyll, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, chlorophyll, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: Temperature, chlorophyll, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Some young fish were caught in the nets. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Some young fish were caught in the nets. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of deployments = 14 Description: A number of lines were deployed throughout the cruise. Ling, tusk, skate and dog-fish were the most common species. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: An echo-sounder was run almost continuously throughout the cruise. |
