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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (749S) cruise 0997S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (749S) cruise 0997S
Short name 0997S
Objectives and Narrative 1. To participate in an ICES-coordinated acoustic and mid-water trawling survey in the north western North Sea and north of Scotland, excluding Faeroes waters - Including intercalibration with GO Sars.
2. To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis, including age, length, maturity and ichthyophonus infection rates.
3. To obtain thermosalinograph recordings throughout the survey, CTD profiles (and XBT profiles) and sea surface T & S for analysis of herring distribution, seabird distribution and the environment.
4. To obtain Methot net samples of plankton and micro nekton at night.
5. To obtain estimates of seabird density.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 1997-07-08
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 1997-07-28
Principal Scientist(s) Edmund John Simmonds (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) Trawling Survey
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;3/216;3/217;1/252;1
Work Area Description NW North Sea and N of Scotland
Unable to lookup cruise bounds at this time
Work Area Bounding Polygon
Southern Limit unknown
Northern Limit unknown
Western Limit unknown
Eastern Limit unknown

Cruise Inventory Datasets

Physical oceanography  
Bathythermograph Quantity: number of profiles = 39
Description: Drops XBT  
CTD stations Quantity: number of stations = 59
Description: Data received, but withdrawn SBE CTD  
Biology and fisheries  
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. Quantity: track kilometres = 4815
Description: echo integration  
Birds Quantity: track kilometres = 1852
Description: bird obs  
Nekton Quantity: number of samples = 64
Description: Samples Methot net  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of hauls = 44
Description: Trawl hauls for herring  

Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

No information on datasets is currently available

Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
58 CTD/STD cast 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  
482200 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-09 08:06Z 58° 40' N, 2° 31' W Click for more
482212 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-09 10:27Z 58° 40' N, 2° 22' W Click for more
482224 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-09 16:45Z 58° 43' N, 1° 4' W Click for more
482236 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-10 15:44Z 58° 55' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
482248 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-10 18:53Z 58° 55' N, 0° 3' W Click for more
482261 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-10 22:17Z 58° 55' N, 1° 2' W Click for more
482273 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-11 05:16Z 58° 55' N, 1° 22' W Click for more
482285 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-11 22:08Z 59° 18' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
482297 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-12 11:19Z 59° 12' N, 0° 45' E Click for more
482304 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-12 16:14Z 59° 22' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
482316 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-12 22:18Z 59° 25' N, 1° 21' W Click for more
482328 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-13 04:45Z 59° 25' N, 1° 43' W Click for more
482341 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-13 11:30Z 59° 40' N, 1° 38' W Click for more
482353 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-13 15:20Z 59° 40' N, 1° 6' W Click for more
482365 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-13 22:08Z 59° 40' N, 1° 4' E Click for more
482377 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-14 10:29Z 59° 55' N, 0° 12' E Click for more
482389 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-14 15:07Z 59° 55' N, 0° 49' W Click for more
482390 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-14 18:46Z 59° 36' N, 1° 0' W Click for more
482408 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-14 22:10Z 60° 3' N, 0° 38' W Click for more
482421 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-15 05:42Z 60° 3' N, 0° 8' W Click for more
482433 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-15 11:13Z 60° 18' N, 0° 12' W Click for more
482445 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-15 13:58Z 60° 18' N, 0° 37' W Click for more
482457 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-15 19:25Z 60° 9' N, 0° 36' W Click for more
482469 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-15 22:07Z 60° 10' N, 0° 13' E Click for more
482470 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-16 21:01Z 60° 33' N, 0° 21' E Click for more
482482 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-16 22:15Z 60° 33' N, 0° 36' E Click for more
482494 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-17 10:28Z 60° 48' N, 0° 2' E Click for more
482501 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-17 13:54Z 60° 48' N, 0° 34' W Click for more
482513 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-17 22:08Z 60° 40' N, 1° 3' E Click for more
482525 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-18 08:57Z 60° 55' N, 1° 21' E Click for more
482537 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-18 14:43Z 60° 55' N, 0° 2' W Click for more
482549 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-18 18:05Z 60° 55' N, 0° 19' W Click for more
482550 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-18 22:09Z 60° 34' N, 0° 28' W Click for more
482562 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-20 14:57Z 60° 27' N, 0° 36' W Click for more
482574 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-20 20:50Z 61° 10' N, 0° 32' W Click for more
482586 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-20 22:06Z 61° 10' N, 0° 9' W Click for more
482598 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-21 12:53Z 61° 27' N, 0° 45' E Click for more
482605 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-21 18:19Z 61° 40' N, 0° 11' E Click for more
482617 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-21 22:09Z 61° 24' N, 0° 28' W Click for more
482629 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-22 08:50Z 61° 9' N, 1° 5' W Click for more
482630 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-22 19:13Z 60° 40' N, 2° 24' W Click for more
482642 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-22 22:09Z 60° 40' N, 1° 33' W Click for more
482654 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-23 05:50Z 60° 47' N, 1° 8' W Click for more
482666 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-23 12:28Z 60° 33' N, 2° 10' W Click for more
482678 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-23 15:21Z 60° 32' N, 1° 47' W Click for more
482691 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-23 18:53Z 60° 25' N, 1° 54' W Click for more
482709 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-23 22:05Z 60° 25' N, 2° 54' W Click for more
482710 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-24 07:30Z 60° 10' N, 3° 42' W Click for more
482722 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-24 19:10Z 60° 18' N, 2° 37' W Click for more
482734 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-24 22:07Z 60° 3' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
482746 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-25 11:11Z 59° 55' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
482758 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-25 17:06Z 59° 55' N, 3° 40' W Click for more
482771 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-25 21:52Z 59° 48' N, 4° 3' W Click for more
482783 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-26 04:58Z 59° 48' N, 3° 24' W Click for more
482795 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-26 09:16Z 59° 33' N, 3° 34' W Click for more
482802 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-26 11:35Z 59° 33' N, 3° 48' W Click for more
482814 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-26 22:09Z 59° 30' N, 2° 39' W Click for more
482826 CTD/STD cast 1997-07-27 04:57Z 59° 24' N, 3° 21' W Click for more

Project Database

No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database

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