FRV Scotia 3/56
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/56 |
| Cruise period | 1956-03-18 — 1956-03-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | The object of the cruise was to test the potentialities of a towed echo-sounder oscillator developed by Dr Swallow. |
| Chief scientist | Robert E Craig (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.21 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Cromarty Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: A towed echosounder oscillator was trialed, noting that there was litte effect on the fish. |
