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BODC Cruise Metadata Report for FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0309S

Introduction

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

Cruise Inventory Information

Long name FRV Scotia (748S) cruise 0309S
Short name 0309S
Objectives and Narrative Objectives
1. To conduct an ichthyoplankton survey of the North West North Sea. This survey will form part of the ICES co-ordinated PGEGGS 2009 survey.
2. To biologically sample all cod (whiting and haddock from two areas) for length, sex and maturity. Otoliths, genetic samples and ovary sections will be extracted at sea and preserved in vials for later analysis.
3. To tag spawning cod from one area for investigations of their movements. Tagging will involve both conventional and data storage tags.
4. To screen cod for haemoglobin types from a coastal and offshore site.
5. To sample male cod for the CODEND project.
Narrative
Scotia departed from Aberdeen at 10:00h on 20 February heading east and after a trial deployment of the new Bongo gear began a grid of plankton stations, generally located in the centre of an ICES rectangle. A vertical CTD cast was undertaken at each plankton station and water samples were taken at the surface and bottom for salinity calibration.
Ship FRV Scotia
Departure Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Departure Date 2009-02-20
Arrival Port Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Arrival Date 2009-03-06
Principal Scientist(s) Peter J Wright (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Responsible Organisation Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory
Associated Project(s)
IHB Sea Areas Visited North Sea, North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Marsden Squares Visited 181;3/216;3/217;1/252;1
Work Area Description North West 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
44 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  
1025899 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-20 12:42Z 57° 15' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
1025906 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-20 17:50Z 57° 15' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1025918 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-21 01:22Z 57° 45' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1025931 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-21 19:54Z 58° 15' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
1025943 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-22 04:40Z 58° 15' N, 0° 29' W Click for more
1025955 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-22 14:26Z 58° 44' N, 1° 28' W Click for more
1025967 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-22 18:12Z 58° 45' N, 2° 29' W Click for more
1025979 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-22 22:03Z 59° 15' N, 2° 15' W Click for more
1025980 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-23 03:42Z 59° 15' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1025992 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-23 07:26Z 59° 45' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1026006 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-23 14:30Z 59° 45' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
1026018 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-23 18:24Z 60° 15' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
1026031 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-23 22:18Z 60° 15' N, 3° 30' W Click for more
1026043 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-24 03:18Z 60° 45' N, 2° 30' W Click for more
1026055 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-24 06:45Z 60° 45' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
1026067 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-24 10:35Z 61° 15' N, 1° 29' W Click for more
1026079 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-24 14:20Z 61° 15' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026080 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-24 18:00Z 61° 15' N, 0° 29' E Click for more
1026092 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-24 21:40Z 60° 45' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026111 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-25 01:13Z 60° 45' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026123 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-25 04:43Z 60° 15' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026135 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-26 22:57Z 60° 15' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026147 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-27 15:05Z 59° 45' N, 0° 29' E Click for more
1026159 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-27 18:39Z 59° 45' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026160 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-27 22:28Z 59° 45' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
1026172 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-28 01:33Z 59° 15' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
1026184 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-28 05:30Z 59° 15' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026196 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-28 15:00Z 58° 45' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026203 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-28 19:50Z 58° 15' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026215 CTD/STD cast 2009-02-28 23:16Z 58° 45' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026227 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-01 02:57Z 59° 15' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026239 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-01 06:48Z 59° 15' N, 1° 30' E Click for more
1026240 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-01 10:50Z 58° 45' N, 1° 30' E Click for more
1026252 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-01 14:33Z 58° 15' N, 1° 30' E Click for more
1026264 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 01:16Z 56° 45' N, 1° 30' E Click for more
1026276 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 04:58Z 56° 45' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026288 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 08:20Z 56° 15' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026307 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 11:56Z 55° 45' N, 0° 30' E Click for more
1026319 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 15:40Z 55° 45' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026320 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 19:09Z 56° 15' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026332 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-02 22:31Z 56° 45' N, 0° 30' W Click for more
1026344 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-03 05:10Z 56° 45' N, 2° 10' W Click for more
1026356 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-03 15:39Z 55° 45' N, 1° 30' W Click for more
1026368 CTD/STD cast 2009-03-03 19:13Z 56° 15' N, 1° 30' W Click for more

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