FRV Scotia 8/55
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/55 |
| Cruise period | 1955-09-08 — 1955-09-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. Herring trawling.
2. Herring tagging. |
| Chief scientist | W Dickson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 500 Description: A number of herring were tagged throughout the cruise. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 500 Description: A number of herring were tagged throughout the cruise. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Description: A number of bottom samples were collected using Smith's grab. No. of samples not noted. |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Description: A number of bottom samples were collected using Smith's grab. No. of samples not noted. |
