FRV Scotia 6A/58
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6A/58 |
| Cruise period | 1958-07-04 — 1958-07-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Plankton survey covering the whole of the Shetland herring grounds. |
| Chief scientist | Jake H Fraser (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.34 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Shetland herring grounds |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of measurements = 36 Description: A number of temperature, phosphate, nitrate and silica measurements were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of measurements = 36 Description: A number of temperature, phosphate, nitrate and silica measurements were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of measurements = 36 Description: A number of temperature, phosphate, nitrate and silica measurements were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of measurements = 36 Description: A number of temperature, phosphate, nitrate and silica measurements were collected throughout the cruise. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: A number of echo-traces were made throughout the cruise. A number of traces were noted. No. of deployments not noted. |
