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 |