Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 2/59 |
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Cruise period | 1959-03-04 — 1959-03-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | 1. Whiting and haddock tagging in the north-western North Sea.
2. Quantitative observations on catches of nylon trawls using 20 fathom sweeps.
3. Hydrography, plankton and echometer observations.
4. Routine survey of Nephrops n. in the Firth of Forth. |
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Chief scientist | James M Lamont (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 North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | West and east of Shetland and Orkney.
Firth of Forth. |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were collected during the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made during the cruise. Phytoplankton samples were particularly rich.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made during the cruise. Phytoplankton samples were particularly rich.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 510 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. 381 whiting were caught and tagged, 129 haddock were caught and tagged.
No. of trawls not noted. |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: A nephrops survey took place during the cruise. 225 nephrops were measured and numbered. |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 510 Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise. 381 whiting were caught and tagged, 129 haddock were caught and tagged.
No. of trawls not noted. |