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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0317S

Introduction

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Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0317S
Short name 0317S
Objectives and Narrative Objectives

1. Demersal trawling survey of the grounds off the north and west of Scotland in ICES Subarea VIa.
2. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station.
3. Collect additional biological data in connection with the EU Data Collection Framework (DCF).

Procedures

Loading of the trawl gear and scientific equipment will take place on 11 February with rigging and testing being completed on the same day. Scotia will sail on the morning of 14 February. A training haul will be undertaken during the passage north to ensure all fishing gear/sensors are working effectively. Scotia will then commence fishing operations the next morning on predefined stations off the north Scottish coast and west of 4'W with weather conditions thereafter determining the route taken on the survey.

This is a random-stratified survey design with trawl stations being distributed within ten predefined strata covering the sampling area. 64 primary and 45 secondary stations have been generated. The intention is for 64 trawls to be undertaken on suitable ground as near to the specified primary sampling positions as is practicable, and where possible within a radius of five nautical miles of the sampling position. In the event that trawling is not possible within 5 nm of any primary station then the nearest appropriate secondary station will be used. Hauls will be of 30 minutes duration unless circumstances dictate otherwise. Where possible fishing operations will be restricted to daylight hours. Exact start and finish times will, however, vary slightly according to geographical location. The Scanmar system will be used to monitor the headline height, wing spread and door spread for each haul. Bottom contact data from each trawl will also be collected using the NOAA bottom contact sensor, which will be mounted on a bar in the centre of the ground-gear. In addition to the routine sampling, biological data will be collected for target species in line with the EU data regulation. All fish will be processed in accordance with Standing Instructions.

Allowances will be made in the Firth of Clyde for surveying away from cable laying operations, which are underway for the Western HVDC Link (high-voltage direct current) between Hunterston and Flintshire Bridge in Wales.

A CTD cast will be taken at each trawl station.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2017-02-14
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2017-03-06
Principal Scientist(s) James Drewery (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;3/181;4
Work Area Description North & West of Scotland (ICES Subarea VIa)
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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
56 CTD/STD cast 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  
1912856 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-15 06:56Z 60° 3' N, 4° 6' W Click for more
1912868 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-15 12:02Z 59° 56' N, 4° 57' W Click for more
1912881 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-15 15:28Z 59° 38' N, 4° 54' W Click for more
1912893 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-15 17:51Z 59° 41' N, 5° 21' W Click for more
1912900 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-16 07:00Z 58° 53' N, 4° 3' W Click for more
1912912 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-16 11:05Z 59° 13' N, 4° 16' W Click for more
1912924 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-16 14:23Z 59° 12' N, 4° 51' W Click for more
1912936 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-16 17:25Z 59° 30' N, 4° 49' W Click for more
1912948 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-17 07:02Z 59° 19' N, 5° 30' W Click for more
1912961 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-17 11:08Z 59° 13' N, 6° 4' W Click for more
1912973 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-17 18:28Z 59° 6' N, 7° 13' W Click for more
1912985 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-18 07:01Z 58° 50' N, 6° 50' W Click for more
1912997 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-18 10:46Z 58° 36' N, 6° 45' W Click for more
1913000 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-18 13:49Z 58° 19' N, 7° 3' W Click for more
1913012 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-18 16:25Z 58° 7' N, 7° 15' W Click for more
1913024 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-19 06:56Z 58° 44' N, 7° 40' W Click for more
1913036 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-19 11:28Z 58° 22' N, 7° 57' W Click for more
1913048 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-19 14:39Z 58° 24' N, 8° 27' W Click for more
1913061 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-19 17:24Z 58° 9' N, 8° 39' W Click for more
1913073 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-19 20:06Z 58° 12' N, 8° 58' W Click for more
1913085 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-20 06:59Z 57° 35' N, 9° 0' W Click for more
1913097 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-20 10:23Z 57° 42' N, 9° 16' W Click for more
1913104 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-20 14:27Z 57° 58' N, 8° 46' W Click for more
1913116 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-20 18:27Z 57° 37' N, 8° 36' W Click for more
1913128 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-21 07:00Z 57° 19' N, 8° 43' W Click for more
1913141 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-21 12:21Z 56° 56' N, 8° 35' W Click for more
1913153 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-21 18:50Z 56° 25' N, 8° 0' W Click for more
1913165 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-22 07:08Z 57° 10' N, 6° 50' W Click for more
1913177 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-22 10:40Z 56° 59' N, 7° 2' W Click for more
1913189 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-22 15:36Z 56° 53' N, 6° 0' W Click for more
1913190 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-22 18:44Z 56° 42' N, 6° 31' W Click for more
1913208 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-23 07:01Z 56° 33' N, 7° 17' W Click for more
1913221 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-23 12:22Z 56° 14' N, 7° 8' W Click for more
1913233 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-23 16:18Z 56° 9' N, 6° 16' W Click for more
1913245 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-23 18:29Z 56° 9' N, 6° 4' W Click for more
1913257 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-24 06:55Z 55° 11' N, 5° 33' W Click for more
1913269 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-24 11:50Z 55° 28' N, 4° 49' W Click for more
1913270 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-24 15:19Z 55° 43' N, 5° 10' W Click for more
1913282 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-26 07:08Z 55° 46' N, 5° 45' W Click for more
1913294 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-26 11:00Z 55° 28' N, 5° 58' W Click for more
1913301 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-26 15:13Z 55° 37' N, 6° 28' W Click for more
1913313 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-26 18:46Z 55° 45' N, 6° 59' W Click for more
1913325 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-27 07:08Z 55° 48' N, 8° 15' W Click for more
1913337 CTD/STD cast 2017-02-27 10:41Z 55° 59' N, 8° 8' W Click for more
1913349 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-02 06:57Z 54° 40' N, 9° 33' W Click for more
1913350 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-02 11:03Z 54° 49' N, 9° 56' W Click for more
1913362 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-02 19:23Z 55° 18' N, 9° 24' W Click for more
1913374 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-03 06:34Z 55° 50' N, 8° 31' W Click for more
1913386 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-03 10:15Z 55° 52' N, 8° 52' W Click for more
1913398 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-03 16:38Z 56° 19' N, 8° 36' W Click for more
1913405 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-04 08:46Z 57° 58' N, 6° 14' W Click for more
1913417 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-04 11:09Z 58° 1' N, 5° 54' W Click for more
1913429 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-04 13:24Z 58° 14' N, 6° 0' W Click for more
1913430 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-04 19:48Z 58° 46' N, 5° 43' W Click for more
1913442 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-05 06:09Z 58° 40' N, 5° 18' W Click for more
1913454 CTD/STD cast 2017-03-05 10:01Z 58° 51' N, 4° 40' W Click for more

Project Database

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