FRV Scotia 5/57
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/57 |
| Cruise period | 1957-06-12 — 1957-06-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydro-biological surveys.
Current measurements. Herring larvae survey. East of Shetland survey. |
| Chief scientist | John B Tait (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.27 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Butt of Lewis - Faroe Bank, Faroes - Flugga, East of Shetland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 4 Description: The bottom current meter was used throughout the cruise. The meter failed on several deployments and the rest of the readings were not fully reliable. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: A number of areas were surveyed for plankton. Hauls tended to be good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of areas were surveyed for plankton. Hauls tended to be good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. Catches were good for both. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. Catches were good for both. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: A number of echo-sounder deployments took place throughout the cruise. No. of deployments not noted. |
