FRV Scotia 10/56
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/56 |
| Cruise period | 1956-12-04 — 1956-12-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | To survey and follow a patch of herring larvae. |
| Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected thoughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected thoughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected thoughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton samples were collected throughout the cruise. No. of samples not noted. |
| Eggs and larvae | Description: Herring larvae hauls took place. With the first grid being most abundant, except for the southwest corner. No. of hauls not noted. |
