Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 11/63 |
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| Cruise period | 1963-11-14 — 1963-12-06 |
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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 | Hydrography, plankton and trawling. |
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| Chief scientist | Richard B Burns (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: surface measurements |
| Chemical oceanography | |
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| Phosphate | Description: surface measurements |
| Silicate | Description: surface measurements |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Phytoplankton | Description: oblique and tow hauls with Gulf III sampler and 1 metre silk net |
| Zooplankton | Description: oblique and tow hauls with Gulf III sampler and 1 metre silk net |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 36 Description: haddock, whiting and herring |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 36 Description: cod, common and rough dabs |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 36 Description: nephrops |