FRV Scotia 8/54
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/54 |
| Cruise period | 1954-11-07 — 1954-11-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton, echo-sounding. |
| Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth, Orkney. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 138 Description: A number of oblique plankton hauls were made during the cruise. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was kept on whenever weather conditions permitted. No. of deployments not noted. |
