FRV Scotia 6/55
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/55 |
| Cruise period | 1955-06-24 — 1955-07-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Larval haddock survey.
The Butt-Faroe Line. The oceanic study. Trawling. Herring. Great Lining. Shark fishing. Productivity. Corbin net. Icelandic pelagic trawl. Echosounding. |
| Chief scientist | Jake H Fraser (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.63 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton surevys took place during the cruise. Numbers of catches were good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton surevys took place during the cruise. Numbers of catches were good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of lines were used to try to catch sharks. Catches were very poor, with only 3 being caught. No. of lines not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Trawls were carried out at a number of stations. Hauls produced a good catch of haddock. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echometer was deployed throughout the cruise. No. of deployments not noted. |
