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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 1011S_1

Introduction

This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 1011S_1
Short name 1011S_1
Objectives and Narrative Objectives

1. To undertake the bottom trawl survey of haddock on the Rockall Plateau to depths of 400 m.
2. To deploy a CTD at each trawl station to collect temperature and salinity profiles.
3. To collect samples (genetics and otoliths) for key species for population studies, contaminant studies and other requests, e.g. MSFD litter recording.
4. To map seabed habitats and coral reefs using towed VMUX chariot video system and/or the swathe multibeam echosounder.

Procedures

The primary objective of this part of the survey is to assess the state of the haddock stock on the Rockall Plateau. Although the Rockall haddock survey has existed for a number of years a new sampling design is currently being developed. Trawling will be carried out during the hours of daylight at randomly selected locations within the 400 metre contour. The exact locations of the trawling stations will be notified to the vessel at the commencement of the cruise. One haul of 30 minutes duration will be made at each sampling station; trawling operations will occur in waters to a maximum depth of 400m. Daily start times for survey stations will be at approximately 0600h and continue until approximately 2000h. The Scanmar system will be used to monitor wing spread, door spread and distance covered during each haul. A bottom contact sensor will be mounted on the footrope to record the distance of the trawl off the seabed. Catches will be worked up according to the protocols for International Bottom Trawl Surveys and in line with MSS Standing Instructions. A CTD will be deployed at each trawl station.

At night the VMUX towed video chariot will be deployed in and outside areas closed for the protection of coldwater coral reefs and in areas of interest identified within the 12 mile limit of the islet of Rockall. In the case of weather conditions curtailing deployment of the VMUX, the swathe MBES will be considered as an option for opportunistic mapping of the seabed building on previous swathe mapping of the area. Upon completion of the Rockall haddock survey, passage will be made to Ullapool for half-landing on or around 3 September. The GOV net and associated gear will be stripped down and offloaded together with TV kit at Ullapool in exchange for the deepwater trawl gear.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2011-08-24
Arrival Port Ullapool, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2011-09-03
Principal Scientist(s) Francis C Neat (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) ST03t
IHB Sea Areas Visited North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 182;3
Work Area Description Rockall Plateau
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Work Area Bounding Polygon
Southern Limit unknown
Northern Limit unknown
Western Limit unknown
Eastern Limit unknown

Cruise Inventory Datasets

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Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

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Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
24 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)

Full List

BODC Reference Instrument Description Date/Time Location  
1158777 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-26 05:03Z 57° 36' N, 13° 4' W Click for more
1158789 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-26 08:52Z 57° 37' N, 13° 23' W Click for more
1158790 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-26 19:23Z 57° 39' N, 13° 50' W Click for more
1158808 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-27 04:28Z 57° 31' N, 14° 7' W Click for more
1158821 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-27 08:10Z 57° 46' N, 14° 3' W Click for more
1158833 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-27 10:51Z 57° 49' N, 14° 31' W Click for more
1158845 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-27 15:10Z 57° 22' N, 14° 54' W Click for more
1158857 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-27 19:36Z 57° 0' N, 14° 52' W Click for more
1158869 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-28 06:43Z 56° 50' N, 14° 58' W Click for more
1158870 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-28 09:13Z 56° 37' N, 15° 6' W Click for more
1158882 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-28 19:01Z 56° 58' N, 14° 27' W Click for more
1158894 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-29 04:37Z 56° 27' N, 15° 12' W Click for more
1158901 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-29 08:06Z 56° 16' N, 15° 52' W Click for more
1158913 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-29 11:48Z 55° 49' N, 15° 58' W Click for more
1158925 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-29 19:11Z 56° 11' N, 15° 3' W Click for more
1158937 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-30 04:56Z 56° 19' N, 14° 44' W Click for more
1158949 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-30 08:37Z 56° 34' N, 14° 26' W Click for more
1158950 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-30 12:12Z 56° 37' N, 14° 8' W Click for more
1158962 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-30 19:04Z 57° 4' N, 13° 48' W Click for more
1158974 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-31 04:30Z 57° 10' N, 13° 10' W Click for more
1158986 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-31 07:02Z 57° 12' N, 13° 30' W Click for more
1158998 CTD/STD cast 2011-08-31 11:37Z 57° 22' N, 13° 47' W Click for more
1159001 CTD/STD cast 2011-09-01 04:35Z 58° 5' N, 13° 22' W Click for more
1159013 CTD/STD cast 2011-09-01 15:55Z 57° 28' N, 13° 57' W Click for more

Project Database

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References

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