FRV Scotia 8/57
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/57 |
| Cruise period | 1957-09-03 — 1957-09-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and trawling surveys. |
| Chief scientist | Bennet B Rae (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Butt of Lewis-Faroe, Nolso-Flugga |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Phosphate | Description: A number of temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate measurements were collected throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls took place during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Seston | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Catches were good, despite reports of poor fishing. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of sharking lines were deployed during the cruise. Catches were poor, with only 1 porbeagle being caught. No. of lines deployed not noted |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Catches were good, despite reports of poor fishing. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Demersal fish | Description: A number of trawls were made throughout the cruise. Catches were good, despite reports of poor fishing. No. of hauls not noted. |
