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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Clupea (74CU) cruise 1502C_2

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Clupea (74CU) cruise 1502C_2
Short name 1502C_2
Objectives and Narrative 1) To conduct a hydrographic and plankton survey along a transect off Stonehaven.
2) To determine spatial variation in the water temperature, salinity, fluorometric and turbidity profiles within the main Wee Bankie/Marr Bank study area by CTD-fluorometer transmissometer dips.
3) To carry out a night-time grab survey to assess sandeel abundance and distribution in sediments previously determined as suitable sandeel habitat. The sediment samples collected during this survey will be used to assess the RoxAnn derived sandeel habitat map.
4) To obtain samples of sandeels for population age structure analysis at pre-determined stations on the Wee Bankie, Marr Bank and Berwick's Bank using a sandeel dredge.
Ship FRV Clupea
Departure Port Montrose, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2002-09-25
Arrival Port Fraserburgh, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2002-10-04
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; Berwick's Bank, Stonehaven
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 = 50
Description: CTD stations  
Water bottle stations Quantity: number of samples = 22
Description: Water samples  
Biology and fisheries  
Demersal fish Quantity: number of hauls = 8
Description: sandeel dredge tows  
Demersal fish Quantity: number of samples = 173
Description: grab samples for sandeel assessment  
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) Quantity: number of samples = 22
Description: Chlorophyll samples  
Geology and geophysics  
Grab Quantity: number of samples = 173
Description: grab samples for sandeel assessment  

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
50 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
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  
615263 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 18:20Z 56° 15' N, 2° 29' W Click for more
615275 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 19:35Z 56° 11' N, 2° 37' W Click for more
615287 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 20:15Z 56° 7' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
615299 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 21:10Z 56° 1' N, 2° 25' W Click for more
615306 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 21:54Z 56° 2' N, 2° 14' W Click for more
615318 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 22:35Z 56° 7' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
615331 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-26 23:15Z 56° 9' N, 2° 1' W Click for more
615343 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 00:21Z 56° 7' N, 1° 51' W Click for more
615355 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 01:50Z 56° 7' N, 1° 36' W Click for more
615367 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 02:25Z 56° 2' N, 1° 36' W Click for more
615379 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 03:10Z 56° 2' N, 1° 48' W Click for more
615380 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 04:04Z 56° 2' N, 2° 0' W Click for more
615392 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 20:18Z 56° 2' N, 1° 24' W Click for more
615411 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-27 22:25Z 56° 2' N, 1° 10' W Click for more
615423 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-28 00:28Z 56° 7' N, 1° 10' W Click for more
615435 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-28 01:40Z 56° 7' N, 1° 22' W Click for more
615447 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-28 20:30Z 56° 12' N, 1° 19' W Click for more
615459 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-28 21:20Z 56° 17' N, 1° 26' W Click for more
615460 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-28 22:18Z 56° 17' N, 1° 33' W Click for more
615472 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-28 23:18Z 56° 12' N, 1° 39' W Click for more
615484 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 00:35Z 56° 15' N, 1° 45' W Click for more
615496 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 01:35Z 56° 17' N, 1° 56' W Click for more
615503 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 02:35Z 56° 17' N, 2° 9' W Click for more
615515 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 03:45Z 56° 18' N, 2° 24' W Click for more
615527 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 04:30Z 56° 20' N, 2° 33' W Click for more
615539 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 21:05Z 56° 19' N, 1° 45' W Click for more
615540 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-29 23:50Z 56° 22' N, 1° 35' W Click for more
615552 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-30 02:55Z 56° 22' N, 1° 55' W Click for more
615564 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-30 19:52Z 56° 15' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
615576 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-30 20:37Z 56° 12' N, 2° 5' W Click for more
615588 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-30 22:20Z 56° 12' N, 1° 58' W Click for more
615607 CTD/STD cast 2002-09-30 23:10Z 56° 12' N, 1° 51' W Click for more
615619 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-01 01:17Z 56° 14' N, 2° 1' W Click for more
615620 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-01 19:45Z 56° 22' N, 2° 21' W Click for more
615632 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-01 21:07Z 56° 27' N, 2° 3' W Click for more
615644 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-01 22:08Z 56° 28' N, 1° 52' W Click for more
615656 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-01 23:10Z 56° 28' N, 1° 42' W Click for more
615668 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-01 23:59Z 56° 28' N, 1° 35' W Click for more
615681 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-02 01:10Z 56° 25' N, 1° 41' W Click for more
615693 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-02 03:10Z 56° 22' N, 2° 6' W Click for more
615700 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-02 19:05Z 56° 28' N, 2° 34' W Click for more
615712 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-02 19:40Z 56° 25' N, 2° 28' W Click for more
615724 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-02 21:35Z 56° 27' N, 2° 12' W Click for more
615736 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-02 22:20Z 56° 28' N, 2° 19' W Click for more
615748 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-03 20:05Z 56° 57' N, 2° 5' W Click for more
615761 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-03 20:33Z 56° 57' N, 2° 2' W Click for more
615773 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-03 21:02Z 56° 57' N, 1° 58' W Click for more
615785 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-03 21:35Z 56° 57' N, 1° 55' W Click for more
615797 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-03 22:15Z 56° 57' N, 1° 51' W Click for more
615816 CTD/STD cast 2002-10-03 23:27Z 56° 57' N, 1° 43' W Click for more

Project Database

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

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