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FRV Scotia 1313S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier1313S
Cruise period2013-10-02 — 2013-10-16
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea.
2. Perform hydrographic surveys along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel sections.
3. Take water samples for long term storage at Fair Isle - Munken section stations FIM-01 and FIM-06.
4. Take water samples at selected stations on the Fair Isle - Munken section for St Andrews University for isotope and trace metal analysis.
5. Recover and download an ADCP mooring outside the eastern edge of the Foinaven development area and redeploy refurbished at a new site in the Faroe-Shetland Channel for the NACLIM project.
6. Recover, download, refurbish and redeploy one ADCP mooring in the Faroe-Shetland Channel for the NACLIM project.
7. Deploy and recover the UEA glider in the area of Cape Wrath - Faroe section.
8. Recover an ADCP mooring in the Bay of Skaill, Orkney.
9. Deploy 12 drifters on the west side of the Fair Isle Channel for the high frequency radar Brahan project (surface current measurement trials).
10. Recover, download, refurbish and redeploy four moorings in the Fair Isle Channel for the Brahan project.
11. Deploy the UEA glider in the Fair Isle/JONSIS section area.

Procedure

On sailing from Aberdeen (2 October) Scotia will make passage to the start of the JONSIS long term monitoring (LTM) section to commence sampling with the CTD and carousel water sampler. On route, test deployments of the CTD and carousel will take place. During sampling along the JONSIS section interrogation of the moorings will take place. Following completion of the JONSIS section six drifters, three drifters at each site listed below, will be deployed for the Brahan project prior to Scotia proceeding to the Faroe-Shetland Channel. Depending on prevailing weather conditions and timing of arrival, the initial work plan will be to recover and redeploy the two ADCP moorings in the Faroe - Shetland Channel and deploy the UEA glider. The glider operations will be led by UEA personnel and control of the glider will be carried out by shore based personnel at UEA. Contact between UEA ship and shore personnel during glider operations will be made by mobile iridium satellite phone. During the mooring and glider operations, the opportunity will be taken to check that three other ADCP moorings deployed in the Faroe - Shetland Channel during cruise 0513S are still in place. Following this, CTD and carousel water sampling will commence along the Cape-Wrath, Fair Isle-Munken and Nolso-Flugga LTM sections. When these lines are completed, the glider will be recovered prior to making passage to make a second deployment of drifters prior to the recovery of the ADCP mooring deployed in the Bay of Skaill. Following this work, the four moorings deployed during cruise 0513S in the Fair Isle area for the Brahan project will be recovered, data downloaded from instrumentation, moorings refurbished and then redeployed. The AWAC recovered from one of these moorings will be replaced by the ADCP recovered at the Bay of Skaill. At some point prior to or during mooring operations, the UEA glider will be deployed in the Fair Isle/JONSIS section area. It is intended to leave the glider deployed, to be picked up later in the year by another vessel. During the survey, contact will be maintained with personnel onshore to observe the progress being made by the deployed drifters. It is not planned to pick up any of the drifters prior to returning to Aberdeen unless circumstances dictate.
Chief scientistGeorge Slesser (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 1313S cruise programme 1313s.pdf  (0.60 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificFaroe-Shetland Channel, Fair Isle Channel, Bay of Skaill
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
4  Acoustic current meter
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
13744172013-10-04 20:00  — 2014-02-11 23:00 59° 59' 13" N  6° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374417
13744292013-10-08 10:40  — 2013-12-11 08:50 59° 45' 18" N  2° 49' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374429
13744422013-10-15 08:00  — 2013-12-10 12:30 59° 15' 45" N  1° 31' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374442
13744302013-10-08 13:40  — 2013-12-11 11:00 59° 55' 36" N  3° 2' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374430
62  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
12156252013-10-05 17:11 59° 49' 11" N  6° 9' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215625
12156492013-10-05 19:50 59° 59' 4" N  6° 8' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215649
12156742013-10-06 08:20 60° 12' 46" N  6° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215674
12157052013-10-06 12:49 60° 30' 37" N  6° 13' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215705
12158102013-10-07 03:58 60° 50' 56" N  5° 28' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215810
12154162013-10-02 14:58 57° 44' 41" N  2° 11' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215416
12155942013-10-05 13:53 59° 34' 48" N  6° 9' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215594
12157292013-10-06 15:42 60° 45' 52" N  6° 21' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215729
12157302013-10-06 17:15 60° 53' 32" N  6° 25' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215730
12158222013-10-07 05:52 60° 46' 58" N  5° 15' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215822
12156132013-10-05 15:53 59° 44' 30" N  6° 10' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215613
12156502013-10-06 05:07 60° 3' 44" N  6° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215650
12156622013-10-06 06:43 60° 8' 31" N  6° 9' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215662
12160022013-10-13 21:47 59° 16' 59" N  1° 20' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216002
12157542013-10-06 19:41 61° 1' 9" N  6° 29' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215754
12158092013-10-07 01:36 61° 1' 59" N  5° 56' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215809
12160632013-10-14 01:52 59° 16' 59" N  2° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216063
12158712013-10-07 13:35 60° 29' 4" N  4° 25' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215871
12158832013-10-07 15:24 60° 25' 0" N  4° 19' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215883
12159992013-10-13 20:56 59° 16' 57" N  1° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215999
12154042013-10-02 14:28 57° 44' 40" N  2° 11' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215404
12154532013-10-04 19:35 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215453
12154892013-10-04 22:33 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215489
12155692013-10-05 05:32 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215569
12156862013-10-06 09:56 60° 18' 11" N  6° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215686
12157422013-10-06 17:51 60° 53' 31" N  6° 25' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215742
12158462013-10-07 09:10 60° 38' 0" N  4° 54' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215846
12154772013-10-04 21:33 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215477
12155332013-10-05 02:31 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215533
12157662013-10-06 20:52 61° 8' 45" N  6° 33' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215766
12159632013-10-13 17:19 59° 16' 59" N  0° 19' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215963
12160382013-10-14 00:23 59° 17' 1" N  1° 48' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216038
12160752013-10-14 02:35 59° 17' 1" N  2° 13' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216075
12155082013-10-05 00:31 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215508
12155212013-10-05 01:32 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215521
12155452013-10-05 03:32 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215545
12155572013-10-05 04:33 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215557
12155702013-10-05 06:32 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215570
12156372013-10-05 18:25 59° 54' 9" N  6° 9' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215637
12157912013-10-06 23:29 61° 12' 0" N  6° 21' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215791
12159752013-10-13 18:44 59° 17' 1" N  0° 39' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215975
12159872013-10-13 20:04 59° 16' 58" N  1° 0' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215987
12157172013-10-06 14:15 60° 38' 15" N  6° 17' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215717
12157782013-10-06 22:12 61° 16' 17" N  6° 37' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215778
12158582013-10-07 11:10 60° 35' 4" N  4° 45' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215858
12159512013-10-13 15:49 59° 16' 58" N  0° 0' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215951
12160142013-10-13 22:42 59° 17' 2" N  1° 30' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216014
12160262013-10-13 23:36 59° 16' 59" N  1° 40' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216026
12154282013-10-04 17:42 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215428
12154412013-10-04 18:35 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215441
12154652013-10-04 20:33 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215465
12156012013-10-05 14:48 59° 39' 33" N  6° 10' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215601
12156982013-10-06 11:12 60° 22' 57" N  6° 9' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215698
12158342013-10-07 07:23 60° 43' 0" N  5° 5' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215834
12159022013-10-07 18:15 60° 17' 59" N  4° 4' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215902
12159142013-10-07 19:23 60° 16' 0" N  3° 58' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215914
12159262013-10-07 20:13 60° 12' 59" N  3° 51' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215926
12159382013-10-07 21:09 60° 9' 59" N  3° 43' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215938
12160512013-10-14 01:05 59° 17' 3" N  1° 55' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1216051
12154902013-10-04 23:32 59° 46' 28" N  6° 9' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215490
12158952013-10-07 17:10 60° 20' 19" N  4° 9' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215895
12155822013-10-05 12:58 59° 30' 3" N  6° 10' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1215582