Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/63 |
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Cruise period | 1963-06-20 — 1963-07-08 |
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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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Purpose | Fisheries |
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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 |
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Chief scientist | Harold J Thomas (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | North Minch, South Minch, Moray Firth, Firth of Forth |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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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 | |
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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 |