Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 10/56 |
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Cruise period | 1956-12-04 — 1956-12-19 |
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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 | To survey and follow a patch of herring larvae. |
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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 | (0.14 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Temperature, phosphate and oxygen measurements were collected thoughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Chemical oceanography | |
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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 | |
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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. |