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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 1008S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 1008S
Short name 1008S
Objectives and Narrative Objectives

1. To undertake an internationally co-ordinated demersal trawling survey of the North Sea.

2. Obtain temperature and salinity profiles at each trawling station.

3. Obtain low nutrient water seawater samples from statistical rectangle 45F1 (or an adjacent rectangle).

Narrative

Due to the vessel having to undergo repair between voyages, sailing was delayed until 5 August. The vessel sailed from Aberdeen at 1500 and completed one haul at the trawling station off Aberdeen. A further 4 stations were successfully completed off the east coast of Scotland the following day and with the extended weather forecast indicating favourable weather, the decision was taken to work on the northern part of the survey area first. The vessel then proceeded in a northerly direction, covering stations off the northeast coast, Moray Firth, Orkney and southeast Shetland regions. With continuing good weather, the stations west of the Shetland Isles were completed on 12 August. Scotia then worked easterly, entering Norwegian waters on the evening of 13 August. A further 3 stations were completed in this area before docking in Stavanger for the mid cruise break on the morning of 15 August. Scotia departed from Stavanger at 0900 on 16 August and completed 2 stations in the Norwegian Sector before returning to complete a series of stations around the Fladen area. Scotia then completed the southern stations within the Norwegian Sector on 20 August, with the stations in the Danish sector being completed on the morning of 22 August. The southern stations in the Dutch and German territorial waters were completed on the evening of 24 August and Scotia then returned to UK waters to complete the allocated stations in the southern part of the survey area. With this work completed on the evening of 27 August, 3 additional stations off the east coast of Scotland were completed in support of the international coverage.

Scotia then returned to Aberdeen at 2330 on 28 August, with unloading taking place during 29 August.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2008-08-05
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2008-08-29
Principal Scientist(s) Kenneth A Coull (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s) Groundfish Survey
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea
Marsden Squares Visited 181/216/217/252
Work Area Description North Sea
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Work Area Bounding Polygon
Southern Limit unknown
Northern Limit unknown
Western Limit unknown
Eastern Limit unknown

Cruise Inventory Datasets

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Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations

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Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise

National Oceanographic Database

Summary

# Series Instrument Description Parameters
47 CTD/STD cast Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
45 CTD/STD cast Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
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  
927950 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-05 17:24Z 57° 0' N, 1° 47' W Click for more
927962 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-06 04:53Z 56° 46' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
927974 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-06 09:44Z 56° 40' N, 1° 12' W Click for more
927986 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-06 12:48Z 56° 25' N, 1° 45' W Click for more
927998 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-06 15:09Z 56° 16' N, 2° 3' W Click for more
928001 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-07 04:54Z 56° 17' N, 1° 0' W Click for more
928013 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-07 09:46Z 56° 25' N, 0° 7' E Click for more
928025 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-07 13:06Z 56° 46' N, 0° 27' E Click for more
928037 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-07 16:40Z 56° 48' N, 0° 10' W Click for more
928049 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-08 04:53Z 57° 8' N, 0° 13' E Click for more
928050 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-08 09:17Z 57° 13' N, 0° 50' W Click for more
928062 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-08 12:47Z 57° 30' N, 1° 22' W Click for more
928074 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-08 16:35Z 57° 46' N, 0° 54' W Click for more
928086 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-09 04:51Z 58° 7' N, 1° 9' W Click for more
928098 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-09 10:33Z 57° 52' N, 2° 35' W Click for more
928105 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-09 13:58Z 57° 51' N, 3° 21' W Click for more
928117 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-09 16:58Z 58° 10' N, 3° 5' W Click for more
928129 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-10 04:50Z 58° 18' N, 2° 45' W Click for more
928130 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-10 10:04Z 58° 45' N, 1° 34' W Click for more
928142 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-10 13:44Z 58° 48' N, 2° 25' W Click for more
928154 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-10 18:30Z 59° 11' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
928166 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-11 04:53Z 59° 13' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
928178 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-11 10:25Z 59° 40' N, 0° 12' W Click for more
928191 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-11 13:28Z 59° 41' N, 0° 19' E Click for more
928209 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-11 17:36Z 60° 8' N, 0° 17' W Click for more
928210 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-11 19:06Z 60° 5' N, 0° 22' W Click for more
928222 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-12 04:54Z 60° 1' N, 1° 36' W Click for more
928234 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-12 06:29Z 59° 58' N, 1° 28' W Click for more
928246 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-12 10:41Z 59° 47' N, 2° 33' W Click for more
928258 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-12 14:36Z 60° 19' N, 2° 43' W Click for more
928271 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-12 20:42Z 60° 56' N, 1° 52' W Click for more
928283 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-13 04:53Z 60° 43' N, 0° 36' W Click for more
928295 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-13 10:01Z 60° 57' N, 0° 34' E Click for more
928302 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-13 13:03Z 60° 45' N, 1° 6' E Click for more
928314 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-13 16:58Z 60° 33' N, 2° 3' E Click for more
928326 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-14 04:50Z 59° 41' N, 1° 22' E Click for more
928338 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-14 08:44Z 59° 42' N, 2° 22' E Click for more
928351 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-14 12:21Z 59° 40' N, 3° 10' E Click for more
928363 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-16 15:20Z 58° 54' N, 3° 24' E Click for more
928375 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-16 18:50Z 58° 46' N, 2° 36' E Click for more
928387 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-17 04:52Z 58° 45' N, 1° 9' E Click for more
928399 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-17 08:33Z 58° 49' N, 0° 19' E Click for more
928406 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-17 12:42Z 58° 51' N, 0° 35' W Click for more
928418 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-17 15:13Z 59° 3' N, 0° 48' W Click for more
928431 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-18 04:49Z 58° 22' N, 0° 24' E Click for more
928443 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-18 08:15Z 58° 9' N, 0° 4' W Click for more
928455 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-18 12:05Z 57° 55' N, 0° 40' E Click for more
928467 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-18 15:27Z 57° 41' N, 1° 15' E Click for more
928479 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-18 20:13Z 57° 37' N, 2° 12' E Click for more
928480 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-19 04:52Z 56° 46' N, 2° 30' E Click for more
928492 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-19 09:44Z 56° 35' N, 1° 17' E Click for more
928511 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-19 12:23Z 56° 19' N, 1° 19' E Click for more
928523 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-19 16:29Z 56° 9' N, 2° 16' E Click for more
928535 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-20 04:53Z 56° 16' N, 3° 39' E Click for more
928547 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-20 08:21Z 56° 43' N, 3° 30' E Click for more
928559 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-20 10:54Z 56° 42' N, 4° 4' E Click for more
928560 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-20 14:25Z 57° 7' N, 4° 22' E Click for more
928572 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-20 17:53Z 57° 15' N, 5° 12' E Click for more
928584 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-21 04:52Z 56° 13' N, 4° 31' E Click for more
928596 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-21 09:45Z 56° 6' N, 5° 46' E Click for more
928603 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-21 12:41Z 56° 9' N, 6° 28' E Click for more
928615 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-21 15:59Z 56° 7' N, 7° 15' E Click for more
928627 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-22 04:52Z 55° 21' N, 7° 10' E Click for more
928639 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-22 07:28Z 55° 15' N, 6° 39' E Click for more
928640 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-22 13:22Z 54° 22' N, 7° 11' E Click for more
928652 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-22 17:04Z 54° 18' N, 6° 36' E Click for more
928664 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-23 04:54Z 55° 7' N, 5° 9' E Click for more
928676 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-23 10:43Z 54° 18' N, 5° 43' E Click for more
928688 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-23 15:39Z 54° 14' N, 4° 28' E Click for more
928707 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-23 20:24Z 54° 24' N, 3° 38' E Click for more
928719 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-24 04:53Z 55° 12' N, 4° 21' E Click for more
928720 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-24 08:14Z 55° 13' N, 3° 33' E Click for more
928732 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-24 12:08Z 55° 13' N, 2° 40' E Click for more
928744 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-24 15:28Z 54° 50' N, 2° 34' E Click for more
928756 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-24 20:25Z 54° 17' N, 2° 47' E Click for more
928768 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-25 04:52Z 54° 49' N, 1° 13' E Click for more
928781 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-25 08:18Z 54° 24' N, 1° 10' E Click for more
928793 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-25 11:02Z 54° 20' N, 0° 42' E Click for more
928800 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-25 14:33Z 54° 48' N, 0° 25' E Click for more
928812 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-25 18:23Z 54° 49' N, 0° 16' W Click for more
928824 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-26 05:07Z 55° 3' N, 0° 11' W Click for more
928836 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-26 09:08Z 55° 20' N, 0° 32' E Click for more
928848 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-26 13:33Z 55° 15' N, 1° 37' E Click for more
928861 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-26 15:58Z 55° 33' N, 1° 38' E Click for more
928873 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-26 19:35Z 55° 40' N, 2° 15' E Click for more
928885 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-27 04:50Z 55° 3' N, 0° 13' W Click for more
928897 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-27 09:55Z 55° 43' N, 0° 10' E Click for more
928904 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-27 13:28Z 55° 55' N, 0° 18' W Click for more
928916 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-27 17:05Z 55° 58' N, 1° 7' W Click for more
928928 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-28 05:03Z 55° 55' N, 1° 22' W Click for more
928941 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-28 08:09Z 56° 5' N, 2° 1' W Click for more
928953 CTD/STD cast 2008-08-28 13:04Z 56° 37' N, 2° 8' W Click for more

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