FRV Scotia 3/59
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/59 |
| Cruise period | 1959-03-26 — 1959-04-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and herring surveys. |
| Chief scientist | John H Steele (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Fladen Ground, Norwegian Deeps and Scottish east coast |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: A number of temperature measurements were collected during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Catches appeared good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Zooplankton | Description: A number of plankton hauls were made throughout the cruise. Catches appeared good. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Description: A number of trawls took place during the cruise and good cathes of herring were made. No. of hauls not noted. |
