FRV Scotia 6/54
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/54 |
| Cruise period | 1954-09-04 — 1954-09-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To make a herring larvae survey.
2. To investigate the operational dimensions of the Swedish bottom herring trawl. 3. To test the Swedish herring trawl and the Icelandic trawl in the Fladen area. |
| Chief scientist | W Dickson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | West of Orkney, Moray Firth, Fladen Ground. |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Some herring was discovered in the nets. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Eggs and larvae | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Some herring was discovered in the nets. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 231 Description: A number hauls were made but catches were poor, few herring were tagged. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 231 Description: A number hauls were made but catches were poor, few herring were tagged. |
| Gear research | Description: A number of trawling trials took place during the cruise. No. of trials not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was used during herring trawling. Echoes were noted and returned to the laboratory. No. of deployments not noted. |
