FRV Scotia 7/58
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/58 |
| Cruise period | 1958-07-30 — 1958-08-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. Haddock/whiting tagging in the North Sea.
2. A series of plankton hauls to be made with the Gulf III High Speed sampler in the Moray Firth area. At all plankton stations a standard net haul to be made; temperatures and salinities to be taken at standard depths. 3. Four one-hour trawls for Nephrops norvegicus to be made in the Firth of Forth. |
| Chief scientist | C Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Smith Bank and the Firth of Forth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 61 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. 400 fish were tagged. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of hauls = 61 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. 400 fish were tagged. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Description: The echo-sounder was run continuously throughout the cruise. |
