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FRV Scotia 1712S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier1712S
Cruise period2012-12-07 — 2012-12-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To redeploy the Stonehaven mooring.
2. To conduct routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the standard JONSIS, Fair Isle-Munken and Nolso - Flugga survey lines.
3. To conduct plankton and hydrographic sampling with ARIES in the Faroe Shetland Channel

Procedure

Loading of gear and mooring equipment will take place at the end of the previous survey. Loading of all other scientific equipment will take place on 5 December with all equipment being set up and tested. Scotia will then sail on 7 December and, after all safety drills, head for position 56° 57.11'N, 002° 08.42'W to lay the hydrographic mooring. The vessel will then conduct a trial deployment of the sampling equipment at a suitable location coordinated with the master before commencing operations. The vessel will then proceed to the eastern end of the JONSIS line and complete hydrographic stations in a westerly direction. The vessel will then proceed to the Faroe-Shetland Channel and commence hydrographic and plankton sampling at selected stations along the Fair Isle-Munken survey line. On completion of the Fair Isle-Munken line, the vessel will proceed to conduct hydrographic and towed ARIES sampling at selected stations on the Nolso Flugga survey line.

It is expected that deployments of hydrographic equipment will be carried out with the CTD crane whilst the vessel is on station. ARIES deployments from the trawl deck will use the plankton crane. Three container laboratories will be required (one wet chemical analysis laboratory, two dry containers for electronics work and communications with sampling equipment). Plankton sample sorting and processing will be carried out in part of the fish laboratory. Hydrophones for receiving data from the plankton samplers will be installed on the drop keel before the start of the survey. All plankton samples will be preserved in formaldehyde solution. It is expected that a proportion of the samples will be sorted fresh, with specimens of Calanus finmarchicus being preserved in liquid nitrogen. All CTD, Optical Plankton Counter and ARIES data will be worked up at sea. Hydroacoustic data will be recorded for later analysis, though some preliminary analysis will be undertaken at sea.

Normal contacts will be maintained with the Laboratory.
Chief scientistJohn Dunn (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 1712S cruise programme 1712s.pdf  (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificFaroe - Shetland Channel
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1712S cruise track — 1712strk.pdf (0.04 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
119  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in 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
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in 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.
11847842012-12-08 08:07 59° 17' 1" N  1° 9' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184784
11848152012-12-08 11:00 59° 16' 56" N  1° 39' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184815
11848392012-12-08 12:34 59° 17' 0" N  1° 56' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184839
11849192012-12-09 11:24 61° 6' 0" N  2° 1' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184919
11849932012-12-11 13:07 61° 35' 1" N  4° 14' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184993
11851852012-12-13 14:27 60° 12' 56" N  3° 51' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185185
11852162012-12-15 10:25 58° 53' 14" N  3° 0' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185216
11852282012-12-15 10:52 58° 54' 15" N  3° 4' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185228
11853822012-12-15 16:02 58° 54' 53" N  3° 14' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185382
11854252012-12-15 17:21 58° 53' 51" N  3° 12' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185425
11855542012-12-15 22:59 58° 55' 4" N  3° 13' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185554
11858432012-12-17 03:24 58° 56' 30" N  3° 24' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185843
11858922012-12-17 11:46 59° 25' 22" N  2° 14' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185892
11848402012-12-08 13:23 59° 17' 3" N  2° 4' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184840
11850072012-12-11 18:08 61° 42' 0" N  4° 50' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185007
11850812012-12-12 12:32 60° 46' 56" N  5° 15' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185081
11851972012-12-13 15:21 60° 10' 0" N  3° 43' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185197
11852042012-12-15 09:56 58° 52' 12" N  2° 57' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185204
11852412012-12-15 11:24 58° 54' 13" N  3° 7' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185241
11854132012-12-15 17:03 58° 54' 6" N  3° 11' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185413
11854502012-12-15 18:26 58° 53' 33" N  3° 13' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185450
11854742012-12-15 19:18 58° 54' 12" N  3° 15' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185474
11855292012-12-15 21:50 58° 54' 19" N  3° 13' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185529
11855302012-12-15 22:18 58° 54' 43" N  3° 14' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185530
11856222012-12-16 01:17 58° 53' 51" N  3° 12' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185622
11857142012-12-17 00:06 58° 57' 16" N  3° 22' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185714
11858312012-12-17 03:05 58° 56' 12" N  3° 24' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185831
11858792012-12-17 04:21 58° 56' 46" N  3° 23' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185879
11847962012-12-08 09:00 59° 16' 59" N  1° 19' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184796
11849442012-12-10 13:45 61° 10' 59" N  2° 25' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184944
11850202012-12-11 22:33 61° 54' 0" N  5° 45' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185020
11850932012-12-12 14:24 60° 42' 58" N  5° 5' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185093
11851002012-12-12 18:13 60° 37' 57" N  4° 54' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185100
11851122012-12-12 20:17 60° 34' 59" N  4° 45' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185112
11851242012-12-13 03:40 60° 28' 59" N  4° 25' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185124
11851362012-12-13 08:32 60° 24' 59" N  4° 18' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185136
11854492012-12-15 18:04 58° 53' 19" N  3° 12' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185449
11854982012-12-15 20:02 58° 54' 7" N  3° 14' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185498
11855172012-12-15 21:00 58° 54' 2" N  3° 12' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185517
11847232012-12-07 10:47 56° 57' 52" N  2° 8' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184723
11847352012-12-07 11:10 56° 57' 47" N  2° 6' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184735
11847602012-12-08 05:44 59° 16' 58" N  0° 40' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184760
11848272012-12-08 11:47 59° 17' 1" N  1° 47' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184827
11848642012-12-09 02:17 60° 55' 56" N  1° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184864
11848882012-12-09 05:13 61° 1' 23" N  1° 35' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184888
11849072012-12-09 06:48 61° 3' 56" N  1° 52' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184907
11849682012-12-10 21:15 61° 22' 21" N  3° 16' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184968
11850442012-12-12 05:09 61° 12' 1" N  6° 21' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185044
11850682012-12-12 10:47 60° 51' 0" N  5° 28' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185068
11852772012-12-15 12:28 58° 55' 4" N  3° 13' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185277
11853212012-12-15 14:17 58° 54' 28" N  3° 14' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185321
11853692012-12-15 15:28 58° 54' 22" N  3° 13' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185369
11854862012-12-15 19:38 58° 54' 26" N  3° 14' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185486
11855782012-12-15 23:41 58° 54' 34" N  3° 13' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185578
11856092012-12-16 00:32 58° 54' 18" N  3° 12' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185609
11858182012-12-17 02:49 58° 55' 53" N  3° 24' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185818
11859352012-12-17 14:25 59° 35' 53" N  1° 53' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185935
11859472012-12-17 15:13 59° 39' 28" N  1° 46' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185947
11860112012-12-18 00:43 59° 39' 51" N  2° 59' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1186011
11847472012-12-08 02:57 59° 17' 3" N  0° 0' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184747
11849202012-12-10 11:10 61° 7' 58" N  2° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184920
11849322012-12-10 12:34 61° 9' 16" N  2° 17' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184932
11850322012-12-12 00:28 62° 0' 1" N  6° 12' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185032
11851732012-12-13 13:27 60° 16' 2" N  3° 58' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185173
11852892012-12-15 13:09 58° 53' 26" N  3° 13' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185289
11855912012-12-16 00:07 58° 54' 28" N  3° 12' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185591
11856952012-12-16 23:31 58° 57' 26" N  3° 23' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185695
11857382012-12-17 00:48 58° 57' 0" N  3° 22' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185738
11857512012-12-17 01:05 58° 56' 46" N  3° 22' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185751
11858062012-12-17 02:31 58° 55' 59" N  3° 23' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185806
11859232012-12-17 13:34 59° 32' 32" N  2° 0' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185923
11847722012-12-08 07:06 59° 17' 0" N  1° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184772
11848762012-12-09 03:44 60° 58' 40" N  1° 17' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184876
11850192012-12-11 20:56 61° 48' 58" N  5° 20' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185019
11851482012-12-13 10:20 60° 20' 18" N  4° 9' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185148
11853082012-12-15 13:49 58° 54' 9" N  3° 15' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185308
11853702012-12-15 15:45 58° 54' 38" N  3° 14' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185370
11853942012-12-15 16:23 58° 54' 34" N  3° 13' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185394
11855662012-12-15 23:21 58° 54' 49" N  3° 13' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185566
11856102012-12-16 00:57 58° 54' 7" N  3° 11' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185610
11856342012-12-16 01:34 58° 53' 34" N  3° 12' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185634
11857262012-12-17 00:30 58° 57' 13" N  3° 22' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185726
11857632012-12-17 01:25 58° 56' 34" N  3° 22' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185763
11857872012-12-17 01:56 58° 56' 14" N  3° 22' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185787
11858552012-12-17 03:43 58° 56' 49" N  3° 24' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185855
11859842012-12-17 22:12 59° 59' 58" N  3° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185984
11860232012-12-18 02:02 59° 30' 9" N  2° 59' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1186023
11848032012-12-08 09:53 59° 17' 5" N  1° 29' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184803
11848522012-12-08 14:15 59° 17' 3" N  2° 13' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184852
11851612012-12-13 11:23 60° 17' 57" N  4° 4' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185161
11852532012-12-15 11:56 58° 54' 31" N  3° 12' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185253
11852652012-12-15 12:11 58° 54' 47" N  3° 13' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185265
11854622012-12-15 18:50 58° 53' 51" N  3° 14' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185462
11855052012-12-15 20:33 58° 53' 44" N  3° 13' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185505
11855422012-12-15 22:37 58° 54' 52" N  3° 14' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185542
11857022012-12-16 23:50 58° 57' 19" N  3° 23' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185702
11857992012-12-17 02:13 58° 56' 8" N  3° 23' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185799
11859112012-12-17 12:43 59° 29' 0" N  2° 7' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185911
11859602012-12-17 16:50 59° 46' 18" N  1° 31' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185960
11859962012-12-17 23:27 59° 50' 6" N  2° 59' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185996
11847592012-12-08 04:21 59° 16' 59" N  0° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184759
11849562012-12-10 15:26 61° 13' 59" N  2° 40' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184956
11849812012-12-11 07:02 61° 27' 58" N  3° 41' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1184981
11850562012-12-12 07:27 61° 2' 7" N  5° 57' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185056
11852902012-12-15 13:30 58° 53' 47" N  3° 14' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185290
11853332012-12-15 14:36 58° 54' 3" N  3° 14' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185333
11853452012-12-15 14:54 58° 53' 48" N  3° 13' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185345
11853572012-12-15 15:10 58° 54' 1" N  3° 12' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185357
11854012012-12-15 16:44 58° 54' 17" N  3° 12' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185401
11854372012-12-15 17:41 58° 53' 34" N  3° 12' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185437
11856462012-12-16 01:57 58° 53' 17" N  3° 12' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185646
11856582012-12-16 22:32 58° 57' 2" N  3° 24' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185658
11856712012-12-16 22:52 58° 57' 18" N  3° 24' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185671
11856832012-12-16 23:10 58° 57' 29" N  3° 24' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185683
11857752012-12-17 01:38 58° 56' 23" N  3° 22' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185775
11858672012-12-17 03:58 58° 56' 46" N  3° 23' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185867
11858802012-12-17 04:41 58° 56' 48" N  3° 22' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185880
11859592012-12-17 16:02 59° 42' 49" N  1° 38' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185959
11859722012-12-17 17:44 59° 49' 26" N  1° 24' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1185972