FRV Scotia 6/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-06-26 — 1969-07-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | To locate and sample concentrations of 0-group cod, haddock and whiting during the stage in their development when they can no longer be taken by plankton sampling gear but are not yet caught by small-meshed demersal trawls. |
| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 89 Description: trawls including: herring, sprat, whiting and norway pout |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: Isaacs-Kidd trawl |
| Demersal fish | Description: trawls including cod, flatfish and sandeels |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 89 Description: pelagic trawl |
