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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 1000S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 1000S
Short name 1000S
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 between 58deg to 61deg 30' N and 4deg W to 2deg E, excluding Norwegian and Faroese waters.
2. To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis, including age, length, weight, sex, maturity and ichthyophonus infection.
3. To obtain hydrographic data for comparison with the horizontal and vertical distribution of herring.
4. To carry out an acoustic inter-calibration with the Norwegian research vessel GO Sars.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2000-07-05
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2000-07-26
Principal Scientist(s) Paul G Fernandes (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) North Sea Herring Acoustic 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 North western North Sea, Orkney and Shetland Islands
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  
CTD stations Quantity: number of stations = 47
Description: CTD casts for hydrography  
Surface measurements underway (T,S) Quantity: activity duration in days = 20
Description: Sea surface temperature and salinity for hydrography  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 47
Description: Water bottles for CTD calibration  
Biology and fisheries  
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. Quantity: track kilometres = 5509
Description: Vertical echosounder data at 18, 38, 120 and 200 kHz. For echo integration to calculate fish biomass  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of specimens = 3400
Description: Herring for age, sex, maturity and weight.  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of hauls = 45
Description: Pelagic fish trawl hauls for fish species identification  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of specimens = 10329
Description: Herring for length.  
Geology and geophysics  
Single-beam echosounding Quantity: track kilometres = 5509
Description: Vertical echosounder data at 18, 38, 120 and 200 kHz. For echo integration to calculate fish biomass  

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
36 CTD/STD cast Electrical conductivity of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
5 CTD/STD cast 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  
559831 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-05 22:23Z 58° 56' N, 2° 59' W Click for more
559843 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-06 13:26Z 58° 9' N, 2° 27' W Click for more
559855 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-06 17:04Z 58° 8' N, 1° 52' W Click for more
559867 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-06 21:11Z 58° 9' N, 0° 59' W Click for more
559879 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-07 06:27Z 58° 8' N, 0° 12' W Click for more
559880 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-07 16:38Z 58° 23' N, 1° 3' E Click for more
559892 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-07 21:00Z 58° 24' N, 0° 9' E Click for more
559911 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-08 08:19Z 58° 24' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
559923 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-08 17:04Z 58° 38' N, 2° 44' W Click for more
559935 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-08 20:54Z 58° 39' N, 2° 7' W Click for more
559947 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-09 06:40Z 58° 39' N, 1° 3' W Click for more
559959 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-09 10:54Z 58° 39' N, 0° 8' W Click for more
559960 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-09 16:05Z 58° 39' N, 0° 47' E Click for more
559972 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-09 19:51Z 58° 54' N, 1° 30' E Click for more
559984 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-10 06:36Z 58° 53' N, 0° 1' E Click for more
559996 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-10 18:08Z 59° 8' N, 2° 24' W Click for more
560008 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-10 22:08Z 59° 9' N, 1° 15' W Click for more
560021 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-12 13:35Z 59° 19' N, 1° 0' W Click for more
560033 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-12 17:24Z 59° 19' N, 0° 11' W Click for more
560045 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-13 18:52Z 59° 38' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
560057 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-14 15:05Z 59° 53' N, 0° 3' E Click for more
560069 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-16 12:58Z 60° 18' N, 0° 37' W Click for more
560070 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-16 22:04Z 60° 8' N, 1° 44' E Click for more
560082 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-17 09:22Z 60° 23' N, 0° 28' E Click for more
560094 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-18 08:13Z 60° 49' N, 0° 26' W Click for more
560101 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-18 17:33Z 60° 54' N, 1° 44' E Click for more
560113 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-18 22:13Z 60° 54' N, 0° 46' E Click for more
560125 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-19 17:54Z 61° 9' N, 0° 54' E Click for more
560137 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-19 22:08Z 61° 22' N, 1° 46' E Click for more
560149 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-20 22:06Z 61° 9' N, 1° 28' W Click for more
560150 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-21 06:31Z 60° 57' N, 1° 2' W Click for more
560162 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-21 22:16Z 60° 34' N, 2° 56' W Click for more
560174 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-22 05:48Z 60° 34' N, 2° 5' W Click for more
560186 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-22 17:34Z 60° 18' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
560198 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-22 22:04Z 60° 9' N, 3° 9' W Click for more
560205 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-23 05:45Z 60° 9' N, 2° 27' W Click for more
560217 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-23 10:14Z 60° 7' N, 1° 24' W Click for more
560229 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-23 22:03Z 59° 45' N, 4° 0' W Click for more
560230 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-24 22:04Z 59° 9' N, 3° 48' W Click for more
560242 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-25 06:47Z 58° 54' N, 3° 36' W Click for more
560254 CTD/STD cast 2000-07-25 14:13Z 58° 56' N, 2° 59' W Click for more

Project Database

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

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