Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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| Cruise identifier | 9/69 |
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| Cruise period | 1969-10-10 — 1969-10-22 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | To do further experiments with detachable codends. |
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| Chief scientist | Rodney Jones (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Description: plasma samples from fish taken for hormone analysis |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 Description: few fish in good condition |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 Description: codend trials |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: small numbers of haddock and plaice were tranquilised and behaviour changes observed |