FRV Scotia 6/63
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/63 |
| Cruise period | 1963-06-20 — 1963-07-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Sampling of the Norway lobster stocks in the South Minch, North Minch, the Moray Firth and the Firth of Forth. Also, hyrdrography and plankton surveys were undertaken |
| Chief scientist | Harold J Thomas (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | North Minch, South Minch, Moray Firth, Firth of Forth |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: measurements at all stations |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: measurements at standard depth at all stations |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | |
| Zooplankton | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: most common white fish caught: whiting, hake and haddock |
| Demersal fish | Description: common white fish caught: plaice, cod, coommon dab and witch |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 22113 Description: nephrops caught |
