Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 7/55 |
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| Cruise period | 1955-08-12 — 1955-09-07 |
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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 | Hydro-plankton surveys. |
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| Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.18 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, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
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| 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 | |
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| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. Catches were fairly good.
No. of hauls not noted. |