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FRV Scotia 9/69

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (747S)
Cruise identifier9/69
Cruise period1969-10-10 — 1969-10-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesTo do further experiments with detachable codends.
Chief scientistRodney Jones (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 9/69 cruise report sc09_69.pdf (0.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids)Description: plasma samples from fish taken for hormone analysis
TaggingsQuantity: number of hauls = 9
Description: few fish in good condition
Gear researchQuantity: number of hauls = 9
Description: codend trials
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: small numbers of haddock and plaice were tranquilised and behaviour changes observed