FRV Scotia 6/64
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/64 |
| Cruise period | 1964-08-09 — 1964-09-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | The ship sailed to Turbot Bank where drift indicators, bottom current markes and drift bottles were released at 06:30 on 9th August. The Fladen-Rattay line was successfully completed. Current indicators were released off Wick. Trawling and tagging cod, haddock and whiting. |
| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: samples at suitable stations |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: samples at suitable stations |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Description: surface samples 2-3 times daily |
| Nitrate | Description: surface samples 2-3 times daily |
| Silicate | Description: surface samples 2-3 times daily |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: plankton sampling |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of experiments = 1 Description: feeding |
| Zooplankton | Description: plankton sampling |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 3086 Description: 1926 haddock, 246 cod and 914 whiting |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: 7 whiting gall bladder preserved; cod examined for nematodes |
