FRV Scotia 1/56
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/56 |
| Cruise period | 1956-02-28 — 1956-03-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydro-biological surveys, trawls and echo-sounding. |
| Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Minch, Shetland, Orkney. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: A number of stations were worked throughout the cruise. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: A number of trawls were carried out during the cruise. Lemon sole, haddock and whiting were the main catch. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: A number of trawls were carried out during the cruise. Lemon sole, haddock and whiting were the main catch. |
