Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 4/62 |
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Cruise period | 1962-04-01 — 1962-04-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | Hydrography, plankton and trawling. |
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Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: all stations |
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: T and S measured at the bottom at all stations and at intermediate depths at 24 stations |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: oblique townet samples at all stations; restricted sampling with standard and 1 metre townets |
Zooplankton | Description: oblique townet samples at all stations; restricted sampling with standard and 1 metre townets |
Eggs and larvae | Description: herring larvae |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: trawls included: whiting, small hake and herring plaice, cod |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: trawls included: plaice and cod |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: trawls included nephrops |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: cod were reasonably free of infection |