FRV Scotia 5/61
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/61 |
| Cruise period | 1961-07-07 — 1961-07-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | The primary objective of the cruise was to determine the extent of the Norway lobster grounds in certain areas of the Scottish coast and to obtain information on the stock composition of this species. In addition, a limited programme of hydrography and plankton was detailed. |
| Chief scientist | Harold J Thomas (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.21 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of track lines = 4 Description: of stations at standard depths |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of track lines = 4 Description: of stations at standard depths |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: mainly crustaceans |
| Pelagic fish | Description: whiting, hake and haddock |
| Demersal fish | Description: lemon sole, cod, common dab and plaice |
| Demersal fish | Description: principal nephrops predators: cod, skate, conger eel and Scyllium |
| Crustaceans | Description: nephrops survey |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: female nephrops maturities recorded |
