Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/55 |
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Cruise period | 1955-05-31 — 1955-06-16 |
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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 | Haddock larval survey and shark fishing programme.
Productivity studies at Fladen Ground.
Usual hydrographic and plankton observations. |
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Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.29 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature and salinity measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise and catches proved to be very good.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Description: A number of shark lines were shot during the cruise. Catches of porbeagle were poor.
No. of lines not noted. |
Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were carried out throughout the cruise, but catches were poor.
No. of trawls not noted. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Description: Continuous use of the echo-sounder took place during the first part of the cruise, until a fault developed and its use had to be persisted. |