FRV Scotia 8/63
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/63 |
| Cruise period | 1963-08-22 — 1963-09-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Sampling of Norway lobster stocks in the Moray Firth. Also, hydrography, plankton surveys and trawling. |
| Chief scientist | Harold J Thomas (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: plankton |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: plankton |
| Pelagic fish | Description: most common caught: whiting |
| Demersal fish | Description: most common caught: cod and plaice |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1670 Description: nephrops |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: cod examined for nematodes |
