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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0402S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0402S
Short name 0402S
Objectives and Narrative 1. Demersal trawling survey of the grounds off the north and west coasts of Scotland and Irish Sea.
2. To obtain termperature and salinity data from surface and sea bed at each trawling position.
3. To obtain samples for the cod biological sampling programme.
All routine survey stations were succesfully covered with 4 additional hauls being done, west of St. Kilda, to provide information on species composition at different depths. A further 43 hauls were carried out to obtain samples for the cod biological sampling programme.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2002-03-02
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2002-03-25
Principal Scientist(s) Kenneth A Coull (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, Irish Sea and St. George's Channel, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;1/181;2/181;3/181;4
Work Area Description Minches, Clyde, Irish Sea, west and north 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  
CTD stations Quantity: number of stations = 61
Description: CTD deployed prior to the start of each trawling station.  
Biology and fisheries  
Crustaceans Quantity: number of hauls = 61
Description: One haul of 30 minutes' duration carried out at each station to obtain information on species composition, length frequency and age data where appropriate. Net used was a GOV (BT137) with a small mesh cod-end.  
Other biological/fisheries measurement Quantity: number of samples = 43
Description: Additional bottom trawls carried out to obtain samples for the cod biological sampling programme (METACOD). Samples of cod collected for length, weight, sex, maturity stage, fecundity and DNA analysis.  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of hauls = 61
Description: One haul of 30 minutes' duration carried out at each station to obtain information on species composition, length frequency and age data where appropriate. Net used was a GOV (BT137) with a small mesh cod-end.  
Zoobenthos Quantity: number of hauls = 61
Description: One haul of 30 minutes' duration carried out at each station to obtain information on species composition, length frequency and age data where appropriate. Net used was a GOV (BT137) with a small mesh cod-end.  

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
64 CTD/STD cast Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
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  
616659 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-07 12:58Z 54° 43' N, 5° 36' W Click for more
616660 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-07 15:50Z 54° 30' N, 5° 13' W Click for more
616672 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-08 09:45Z 54° 2' N, 5° 12' W Click for more
616684 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-08 12:07Z 54° 1' N, 5° 44' W Click for more
616696 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-08 14:58Z 53° 43' N, 5° 59' W Click for more
616703 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-08 17:23Z 53° 45' N, 5° 35' W Click for more
616715 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-08 21:52Z 53° 47' N, 4° 55' W Click for more
616727 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-09 06:29Z 53° 46' N, 3° 42' W Click for more
616739 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-09 08:30Z 53° 59' N, 3° 43' W Click for more
616740 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-09 10:26Z 54° 3' N, 3° 37' W Click for more
616752 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-09 12:50Z 54° 3' N, 3° 37' W Click for more
616764 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-10 15:10Z 54° 25' N, 3° 52' W Click for more
616776 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-10 17:33Z 54° 35' N, 3° 53' W Click for more
616788 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-10 19:28Z 54° 37' N, 4° 7' W Click for more
616807 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-12 06:25Z 55° 27' N, 7° 29' W Click for more
616819 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-12 10:15Z 55° 20' N, 8° 28' W Click for more
616820 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-12 13:42Z 55° 26' N, 9° 11' W Click for more
616832 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-12 16:32Z 55° 46' N, 9° 0' W Click for more
616844 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-12 19:41Z 56° 9' N, 9° 9' W Click for more
616856 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-13 06:04Z 56° 19' N, 8° 25' W Click for more
616868 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-13 08:42Z 56° 36' N, 8° 26' W Click for more
616881 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-13 11:33Z 56° 44' N, 9° 0' W Click for more
616893 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-13 15:42Z 57° 13' N, 8° 28' W Click for more
616900 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-13 18:22Z 57° 33' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
616912 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-14 06:06Z 57° 40' N, 9° 5' W Click for more
616924 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-14 08:49Z 58° 0' N, 9° 4' W Click for more
616936 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-14 10:39Z 58° 0' N, 8° 54' W Click for more
616948 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-14 15:00Z 58° 29' N, 8° 10' W Click for more
616961 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-14 18:27Z 58° 18' N, 7° 23' W Click for more
616973 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-14 21:31Z 58° 39' N, 7° 15' W Click for more
616985 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-15 12:17Z 59° 15' N, 6° 28' W Click for more
616997 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-15 17:55Z 58° 49' N, 6° 18' W Click for more
617000 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-17 11:15Z 58° 1' N, 5° 46' W Click for more
617012 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-17 18:16Z 57° 46' N, 5° 59' W Click for more
617024 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-18 06:03Z 56° 38' N, 7° 21' W Click for more
617036 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-18 08:48Z 56° 30' N, 7° 30' W Click for more
617048 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-18 12:01Z 56° 21' N, 6° 49' W Click for more
617061 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-18 15:54Z 55° 57' N, 6° 37' W Click for more
617073 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-18 19:48Z 55° 49' N, 7° 39' W Click for more
617085 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-18 22:23Z 55° 49' N, 8° 13' W Click for more
617097 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-19 07:56Z 56° 51' N, 9° 5' W Click for more
617104 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-19 11:56Z 57° 18' N, 9° 9' W Click for more
617116 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-19 16:25Z 57° 49' N, 9° 29' W Click for more
617128 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-20 07:31Z 58° 31' N, 7° 18' W Click for more
617141 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-21 02:24Z 58° 56' N, 7° 27' W Click for more
617153 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-21 15:14Z 59° 29' N, 6° 10' W Click for more
617165 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-22 07:44Z 59° 22' N, 5° 0' W Click for more
617177 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-23 19:35Z 58° 49' N, 3° 53' W Click for more
622850 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-03 07:51Z 58° 48' N, 3° 39' W Click for more
622862 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-03 14:31Z 59° 27' N, 3° 51' W Click for more
622874 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-03 16:43Z 59° 14' N, 4° 3' W Click for more
622886 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-03 21:14Z 58° 40' N, 4° 9' W Click for more
622898 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-04 06:43Z 58° 33' N, 5° 33' W Click for more
622905 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-04 09:40Z 58° 24' N, 5° 37' W Click for more
622917 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-04 12:27Z 58° 24' N, 6° 0' W Click for more
622929 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-04 15:30Z 58° 19' N, 6° 0' W Click for more
622930 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-04 18:05Z 57° 58' N, 6° 15' W Click for more
622942 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-05 08:10Z 58° 1' N, 5° 45' W Click for more
622954 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-05 10:10Z 57° 46' N, 5° 59' W Click for more
622966 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-05 17:52Z 57° 9' N, 6° 57' W Click for more
622978 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-06 08:20Z 56° 46' N, 6° 54' W Click for more
622991 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-06 12:48Z 56° 25' N, 7° 25' W Click for more
623005 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-07 06:38Z 55° 27' N, 4° 49' W Click for more
623017 CTD/STD cast 2002-03-07 08:57Z 55° 18' N, 5° 10' W Click for more

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