Search the data

BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Clupea (74CU) cruise 1003C_1

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Clupea (74CU) cruise 1003C_1
Short name 1003C_1
Objectives and Narrative 1. To investigate variation in sandeel population age structure at different locations on the Wee Bankie and Marr Bank from samples collected using the Sandeel dredge.
2. To carry out a demersal trawl survey to determine the abundance and distribution of whiting, haddock and cod, the main fish predators of sandeels. At each trawl station the length frequency of all fish species caught will be determined. Sub-samples of the three gadoids will be weighed to determine length-weight relationships. Otoliths will be taken to determine age composition. Stomach samples will be collected to establish diet and food consumption rates, and livers and gonads will be removed to determine Hepato- and Gonado- Somatic Indices. (Any sandeels and clupeid fish caught during the demersal trawling will be worked up to determine length frequency distributions, length-weight relationships and age composition). Muscle tissue samples will also be collected for fatty acid and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis.
3. To determine spatial variation in water temperature and salinity across the Wee Bankie/Marr Bank study area using a Seabird CTD sampler. Approximately 44 vertical dip stations will be sampled utilising the demersal trawl stations and additional locations mid-way between the trawl stations.
4. To undertake an acoustic survey of sandeels and clupeid fish in the water column using 38 and 120 kH. Concentrations of fish will be sampled using the pelagic trawl. Species composition and length frequency distributions of fish caught will be determined. Sub samples will be weighed and their otoliths removed to establish length-weight relationships and age composition.
5. To conduct a RoxAnn survey of the substrate in the study area to investigate variation in the sandbank structure between this and previous cruises.
6. To conduct a survey of seabirds using the study area, to determine their abundance and distribution, using standard census methods.
7. To record all sightings of marine mammals (number of animals, species if possible, and their location) observed during the course of the cruise.
8. To conduct a hydrographic survey along a transect offshore of Stonehaven. At pre-selected locations the Seabird CTD sampler and the dual Bongo net will be deployed using a vertical dip. Water samples will be collected for salinity, nutrient and phytoplankton analysis. The 1 m plankton net will be deployed using a double oblique tow between selected stations along the transect.
Ship FRV Clupea
Departure Port Fraserburgh, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2003-06-05
Arrival Port Montrose, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2003-06-18
Principal Scientist(s) Simon Greenstreet (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea
Marsden Squares Visited 181;3
Work Area Description Wee Bankie/Marr Bank Firth of Forth
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 = 73
Description: CTD stations were located across the Firth of Forth  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Water bottles were used to collected nutrient samples along the Stonehaven Transect  
Chemical oceanography  
Nitrate Quantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Nitrates were collected along the Stonehaven Transect  
Phosphate Quantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Phosphates were collected along the Stonehaven Transect  
Silicate Quantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Silicates were collected along the Stonehaven Transect  
Biology and fisheries  
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. Quantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: An acoustic survey was carried out in the Firth of Forth  
Birds Quantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: A seabird survey was carried out along the line of the acoustic transect in the Forth  
Demersal fish Quantity: number of hauls = 19
Description: Demersal fish were sampled in the Firth of Forth  
Pelagic fish Quantity: number of hauls = 7
Description: Pelagic fish were sampled in the Firth of Forth  
Phytoplankton Quantity: number of hauls = 6
Description: Phytoplankton collected with Bongo Nets/Integrated plankton sampler  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of samples = 40
Description: Chlorophyll samples collected on most CTD dips  
Zooplankton Quantity: number of hauls = 6
Description: Zooplankton collected with Bongo Nets/Integrated plankton sampler  

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
74 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance 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  
633534 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 11:30Z 57° 29' N, 1° 42' W Click for more
633546 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 14:45Z 56° 57' N, 1° 43' W Click for more
633558 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 15:35Z 56° 57' N, 1° 45' W Click for more
633571 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 16:08Z 56° 57' N, 1° 51' W Click for more
633583 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 16:38Z 56° 57' N, 1° 54' W Click for more
633595 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 17:10Z 56° 57' N, 1° 58' W Click for more
633602 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 17:35Z 56° 57' N, 2° 2' W Click for more
633614 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-05 18:00Z 56° 57' N, 2° 4' W Click for more
633626 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 10:00Z 56° 27' N, 1° 45' W Click for more
633638 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 10:30Z 56° 27' N, 1° 39' W Click for more
633651 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 11:25Z 56° 22' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
633663 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 12:15Z 56° 22' N, 1° 49' W Click for more
633675 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 12:50Z 56° 22' N, 1° 57' W Click for more
633687 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 14:26Z 56° 22' N, 2° 10' W Click for more
633699 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-06 15:45Z 56° 22' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
633706 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 04:10Z 56° 17' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
633718 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 04:50Z 56° 17' N, 2° 19' W Click for more
633731 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 05:30Z 56° 17' N, 2° 12' W Click for more
633743 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 07:45Z 56° 12' N, 2° 9' W Click for more
633755 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 09:24Z 56° 12' N, 2° 0' W Click for more
633767 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 09:55Z 56° 12' N, 1° 50' W Click for more
633779 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 10:40Z 56° 7' N, 1° 49' W Click for more
633780 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 12:30Z 56° 7' N, 1° 59' W Click for more
633792 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-07 13:12Z 56° 3' N, 1° 58' W Click for more
633811 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 05:00Z 56° 1' N, 1° 42' W Click for more
633823 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 06:32Z 56° 2' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
633835 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 07:09Z 56° 2' N, 1° 24' W Click for more
633847 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 08:50Z 56° 7' N, 1° 20' W Click for more
633859 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 09:29Z 56° 7' N, 1° 28' W Click for more
633860 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 11:02Z 56° 12' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
633872 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 12:37Z 56° 13' N, 1° 37' W Click for more
633884 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 13:08Z 56° 7' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
633896 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-08 14:02Z 56° 2' N, 1° 49' W Click for more
633903 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 06:30Z 56° 17' N, 1° 31' W Click for more
633915 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 08:00Z 56° 17' N, 1° 39' W Click for more
633927 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 08:32Z 56° 18' N, 1° 46' W Click for more
633939 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 10:10Z 56° 17' N, 2° 0' W Click for more
633940 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 11:38Z 56° 13' N, 2° 19' W Click for more
633952 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 13:20Z 56° 12' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
633964 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-09 14:18Z 56° 7' N, 2° 39' W Click for more
633976 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 04:20Z 56° 7' N, 2° 33' W Click for more
633988 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 06:10Z 56° 2' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
634003 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 06:50Z 56° 3' N, 2° 21' W Click for more
634015 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 08:31Z 56° 2' N, 2° 10' W Click for more
634027 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 09:10Z 56° 6' N, 2° 11' W Click for more
634039 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 10:55Z 56° 7' N, 2° 19' W Click for more
634040 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-10 12:35Z 56° 21' N, 2° 24' W Click for more
634052 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 03:50Z 56° 25' N, 2° 36' W Click for more
634064 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 04:15Z 56° 27' N, 2° 32' W Click for more
634076 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 05:45Z 56° 27' N, 2° 20' W Click for more
634088 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 06:25Z 56° 27' N, 2° 10' W Click for more
634107 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 07:55Z 56° 27' N, 2° 0' W Click for more
634119 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 08:40Z 56° 27' N, 1° 50' W Click for more
634120 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 09:24Z 56° 27' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
634132 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 09:55Z 56° 22' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
634144 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 10:40Z 56° 22' N, 1° 50' W Click for more
634156 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 11:25Z 56° 22' N, 2° 0' W Click for more
634168 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 12:15Z 56° 22' N, 2° 9' W Click for more
634181 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 12:58Z 56° 22' N, 2° 19' W Click for more
634193 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-11 13:45Z 56° 22' N, 2° 31' W Click for more
634200 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 04:15Z 56° 17' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
634212 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 04:46Z 56° 17' N, 2° 24' W Click for more
634224 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 05:05Z 56° 17' N, 2° 19' W Click for more
634236 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 05:31Z 56° 17' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
634248 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 05:56Z 56° 17' N, 2° 10' W Click for more
634261 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 06:20Z 56° 17' N, 2° 4' W Click for more
634273 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 06:44Z 56° 17' N, 2° 0' W Click for more
634285 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 07:06Z 56° 17' N, 1° 55' W Click for more
634297 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 07:29Z 56° 17' N, 1° 49' W Click for more
634304 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 07:49Z 56° 17' N, 1° 45' W Click for more
634316 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 08:16Z 56° 17' N, 1° 40' W Click for more
634328 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 08:40Z 56° 17' N, 1° 35' W Click for more
634341 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 09:08Z 56° 17' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
634353 CTD/STD cast 2003-06-12 09:30Z 56° 17' N, 1° 25' W Click for more

Project Database

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

References

Track Charts

Track Chart

Reports

Cruise Report