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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0203S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0203S
Short name 0203S
Objectives and Narrative To take part in the International Bottom Trawl Survey in the North Sea.
To determine the pre-recruit strength of selected commercial fish.To determine the abundance of pre-metamorphosis herring larvae.To monitor surface and bottom temperatures, salinities, nitrates, silicates and phosphates
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2003-01-15
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2003-02-03
Principal Scientist(s) Andrew W Newton (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) International Bottom Trawl Survey - Q1 North Sea
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;3/216;3/217;1
Work Area Description Shetland Isles and northern North Sea
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 = 54
Description: Top and Bottom salinities and temperature  
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements Description: Underway salinity and temperature measured continuously throughout cruise by thermosalinograph  
Chemical oceanography  
Nitrate Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom nutrient data  
Phosphate Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom nutrient data  
Silicate Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom nutrient data  
Biology and fisheries  
Demersal fish Quantity: number of hauls = 53
Description: Length, weight and age data for all major commercial fish  
Eggs and larvae Quantity: number of hauls = 101
Description: Length and abundance of herring and sprat larvae  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of hauls = 53
Description: Length, weight and age data for all major commercial fish  

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
51 CTD/STD cast Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
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  
635079 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-16 07:20Z 56° 46' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
635080 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-16 13:12Z 56° 46' N, 1° 36' W Click for more
635092 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-17 08:23Z 56° 19' N, 2° 7' W Click for more
635111 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-17 11:28Z 56° 13' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
635123 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-17 13:54Z 56° 18' N, 0° 58' W Click for more
635135 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-18 09:14Z 56° 46' N, 0° 15' W Click for more
635147 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-18 12:28Z 57° 18' N, 0° 37' W Click for more
635159 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-18 15:30Z 57° 22' N, 1° 12' W Click for more
635160 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-19 07:28Z 57° 46' N, 0° 19' W Click for more
635172 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-19 10:18Z 57° 49' N, 1° 3' W Click for more
635184 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-19 12:41Z 58° 3' N, 1° 10' W Click for more
635196 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-19 16:26Z 58° 25' N, 0° 49' W Click for more
635203 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-20 07:32Z 57° 57' N, 2° 50' W Click for more
635215 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-20 10:32Z 58° 10' N, 2° 37' W Click for more
635227 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-20 12:54Z 58° 12' N, 3° 1' W Click for more
635239 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-20 16:24Z 57° 53' N, 3° 20' W Click for more
635240 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-21 07:31Z 59° 12' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
635252 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-21 10:36Z 58° 54' N, 2° 16' W Click for more
635264 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-21 13:06Z 58° 53' N, 1° 50' W Click for more
635276 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-21 16:32Z 59° 3' N, 1° 51' W Click for more
635288 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-22 08:07Z 59° 48' N, 2° 22' W Click for more
635307 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-22 10:35Z 59° 51' N, 1° 57' W Click for more
635319 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-22 13:17Z 60° 4' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
635320 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-23 07:32Z 60° 39' N, 1° 43' W Click for more
635332 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-23 11:15Z 61° 1' N, 1° 15' W Click for more
635344 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-23 13:32Z 61° 4' N, 0° 42' W Click for more
635356 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-23 17:19Z 60° 45' N, 0° 36' W Click for more
635368 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-25 11:59Z 59° 47' N, 0° 27' W Click for more
635381 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-25 14:49Z 60° 0' N, 0° 38' W Click for more
635393 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-26 07:44Z 59° 6' N, 0° 52' W Click for more
635400 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-26 09:56Z 58° 55' N, 0° 41' W Click for more
635412 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-26 13:39Z 58° 54' N, 0° 20' E Click for more
635424 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-27 07:31Z 58° 41' N, 1° 10' E Click for more
635436 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-27 10:22Z 58° 23' N, 1° 9' E Click for more
635448 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-27 13:10Z 58° 18' N, 0° 34' E Click for more
635461 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-27 17:38Z 57° 53' N, 0° 41' E Click for more
635473 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-29 07:24Z 57° 38' N, 4° 5' E Click for more
635485 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-29 10:11Z 57° 38' N, 3° 40' E Click for more
635497 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-29 12:26Z 57° 27' N, 3° 34' E Click for more
635504 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-30 07:22Z 56° 45' N, 4° 11' E Click for more
635516 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-30 10:20Z 56° 42' N, 3° 35' E Click for more
635528 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-30 15:40Z 56° 45' N, 2° 31' E Click for more
635541 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-31 07:30Z 57° 20' N, 2° 21' E Click for more
635553 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-31 10:22Z 57° 16' N, 1° 51' E Click for more
635565 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-31 12:55Z 57° 31' N, 1° 56' E Click for more
635577 CTD/STD cast 2003-01-31 14:44Z 57° 36' N, 2° 12' E Click for more
635589 CTD/STD cast 2003-02-01 07:18Z 57° 13' N, 0° 10' E Click for more
635590 CTD/STD cast 2003-02-01 09:52Z 56° 58' N, 0° 31' E Click for more
635608 CTD/STD cast 2003-02-01 13:24Z 56° 34' N, 1° 9' E Click for more
635621 CTD/STD cast 2003-02-02 07:25Z 55° 50' N, 0° 31' W Click for more
635633 CTD/STD cast 2003-02-02 11:55Z 55° 55' N, 1° 23' W Click for more

Project Database

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

References

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