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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0405S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0405S
Short name 0405S
Objectives and Narrative 1. Demersal trawling survey of the grounds off the north and west coasts of Scotland and Irish Sea.
2. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station.
3. Trial and evaluate the NOAA Bottom Contact Sensor.
4. Collect additional biological data in connection with the EU Data Directive 1639/2001.
5. To collect squid tissue for genetic analysis.
6. Collection of various ad hoc preserved tissue samples, live and frozen fish.
7. Identify, quantify and record all Benthic species caught.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2005-03-11
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2005-03-31
Principal Scientist(s) Kevin J Peach (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;4/182;3
Work Area Description north and west coasts of Scotland and Irish 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 = 67
Description:  
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements Description: Thermosalinograph run continuously throughout the cruise.  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of stations = 67
Description:  
Biology and fisheries  
Demersal fish Quantity: number of hauls = 67
Description: GOV trawls, all but one undertaken in daylight  
Molluscs Description: All species of squid caught were frozen and returned to Aberdeen for analysis.  
Geology and geophysics  
Other geological/geophysical measurements Quantity: number of stations = 67
Description: NOAA bottom contact sensor deployed at each station: 30 successful deployment (remaining 37 fouled by gear or suffered instrument failure).  

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
67 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Electrical conductivity of the water column
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  
709768 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-21 15:11Z 54° 16' N, 5° 21' W Click for more
709781 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-21 18:29Z 54° 0' N, 5° 15' W Click for more
709793 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-23 13:04Z 53° 39' N, 5° 57' W Click for more
709800 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-23 15:16Z 53° 43' N, 5° 37' W Click for more
709812 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-24 06:03Z 55° 27' N, 7° 24' W Click for more
709824 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-24 09:47Z 55° 25' N, 8° 22' W Click for more
709836 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-24 13:56Z 55° 9' N, 9° 22' W Click for more
709848 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-24 18:48Z 55° 12' N, 10° 2' W Click for more
709861 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-25 06:03Z 56° 20' N, 8° 23' W Click for more
709873 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-25 10:24Z 55° 58' N, 7° 19' W Click for more
709885 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-25 12:57Z 56° 10' N, 7° 24' W Click for more
709897 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-25 16:11Z 56° 26' N, 6° 41' W Click for more
709904 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-26 10:05Z 56° 26' N, 7° 27' W Click for more
709916 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-26 12:14Z 56° 31' N, 7° 22' W Click for more
709928 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-26 14:40Z 56° 43' N, 7° 1' W Click for more
709941 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-26 18:31Z 57° 10' N, 6° 58' W Click for more
709953 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-27 06:04Z 57° 45' N, 5° 57' W Click for more
709965 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-27 09:14Z 57° 54' N, 6° 12' W Click for more
709977 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-27 11:41Z 58° 0' N, 5° 48' W Click for more
709989 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-27 14:46Z 58° 24' N, 5° 33' W Click for more
709990 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-27 16:52Z 58° 32' N, 5° 33' W Click for more
710002 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-28 05:45Z 59° 13' N, 6° 36' W Click for more
710014 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-28 08:53Z 59° 1' N, 5° 53' W Click for more
710026 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-28 13:03Z 59° 32' N, 5° 7' W Click for more
710038 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-28 15:45Z 59° 21' N, 5° 3' W Click for more
710051 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-29 05:47Z 59° 45' N, 4° 50' W Click for more
710063 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-29 10:07Z 59° 12' N, 4° 10' W Click for more
710075 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-29 12:21Z 59° 4' N, 4° 12' W Click for more
710087 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-29 15:30Z 58° 43' N, 4° 28' W Click for more
710099 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-30 05:49Z 59° 26' N, 3° 54' W Click for more
710106 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-30 11:57Z 58° 54' N, 3° 49' W Click for more
719923 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-13 13:17Z 58° 24' N, 6° 0' W Click for more
719935 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-13 16:38Z 58° 16' N, 6° 0' W Click for more
719947 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-14 06:15Z 58° 46' N, 6° 8' W Click for more
719959 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-14 10:24Z 58° 42' N, 7° 10' W Click for more
719960 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-14 13:49Z 58° 33' N, 7° 58' W Click for more
719972 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-14 18:31Z 58° 13' N, 7° 19' W Click for more
719984 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-15 06:07Z 57° 15' N, 8° 28' W Click for more
719996 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-15 09:02Z 57° 36' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
720008 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-15 13:03Z 58° 0' N, 8° 52' W Click for more
720021 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-15 14:59Z 58° 4' N, 9° 1' W Click for more
720033 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-15 19:09Z 57° 40' N, 9° 4' W Click for more
720045 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-16 06:05Z 56° 48' N, 9° 0' W Click for more
720057 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-16 10:38Z 57° 19' N, 9° 2' W Click for more
720069 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-16 16:30Z 58° 3' N, 9° 0' W Click for more
720070 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-17 06:02Z 56° 36' N, 8° 30' W Click for more
720082 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-17 08:50Z 56° 22' N, 8° 31' W Click for more
720094 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-17 13:00Z 56° 14' N, 9° 6' W Click for more
720101 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-17 18:36Z 55° 44' N, 9° 3' W Click for more
720113 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-18 06:02Z 55° 28' N, 9° 15' W Click for more
720125 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-18 10:28Z 55° 49' N, 8° 22' W Click for more
720137 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-18 12:58Z 55° 50' N, 7° 48' W Click for more
720149 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-18 18:31Z 55° 57' N, 6° 37' W Click for more
720150 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-19 05:58Z 55° 27' N, 4° 49' W Click for more
720162 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-19 08:19Z 55° 18' N, 5° 10' W Click for more
720174 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-19 14:13Z 54° 43' N, 5° 42' W Click for more
720186 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-19 18:21Z 54° 31' N, 5° 12' W Click for more
720198 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 06:01Z 54° 36' N, 4° 10' W Click for more
720205 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 07:59Z 54° 39' N, 3° 55' W Click for more
720217 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 10:04Z 54° 25' N, 3° 51' W Click for more
720229 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 12:38Z 54° 6' N, 4° 4' W Click for more
720230 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 14:42Z 54° 7' N, 3° 40' W Click for more
720242 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 16:24Z 53° 57' N, 3° 43' W Click for more
720254 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-20 18:51Z 53° 48' N, 3° 43' W Click for more
720266 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-21 06:01Z 53° 44' N, 4° 11' W Click for more
720278 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-21 09:02Z 53° 49' N, 4° 51' W Click for more
720291 CTD/STD cast 2005-03-21 12:44Z 54° 16' N, 5° 0' W Click for more

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