FRV Scotia 1693S

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Ship name (ship code)

FRV Scotia (749S)

Cruise identifier

1693S

Cruise period

1993-12-13 — 1993-12-20

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Port of return

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Objectives

1. To collect hydrographic and chemical samples along the Fair Isle-Munken and Nolso-Flugga standard sections.
2. To survey the standard JONSIS, East Shetland (ES) and northern North Sea (EC) sections.
3. To conduct a restricted survey of the north east coastal zone.
4. To collect samples of common dab as selected locations with the GOV trawl in support of the Braer oil spill investigations.
5. To collect sediment samples at selected locations with the Day grab in support of the Braer oil spill investigations.
6. To collect live sandell specimens for return to the Laboratory.

Chief scientist

Bill Turrell (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

North Sea

Specific

Fair Isle to Munken (Faroe), Nolso (Faroe) to Flugga (Shetland)

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: track kilometres = 1852
Description: thermosalinograph

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 46
Description: Knudsen on CTD for cal.

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 48
Description: Seabird

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

Quantity: track kilometres = 1852
Description: RDI ADCP

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 14

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 14

Ammonia

Quantity: number of stations = 10

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 14

Radioactivity

Quantity: number of samples = 2

Contamination

Petroleum residues

Description: all biological work

Biology and fisheries

Demersal fish

Quantity: number of hauls = 3
Description: GOV trawl hauls

Other biological/fisheries measurement

Description: live sandeels

Geology and geophysics

Dredge

Quantity: number of deployments = 3
Description: drags

Grab

Description: day grabs (LOT)

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

48 CTD/STD cast

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
420306	1993-12-15 16:32	60° 50' 5" N 0° 29' 56" W
420343	1993-12-15 20:24	60° 50' 4" N 0° 20' 4" E
420379	1993-12-16 00:04	60° 50' 0" N 1° 19' 50" E
420287	1993-12-15 13:15	60° 50' 1" N 0° 43' 57" W
420423	1993-12-16 09:30	60° 6' 3" N 0° 59' 55" E
420797	1993-12-19 12:18	57° 41' 44" N 3° 6' 2" W
420736	1993-12-19 08:40	57° 45' 54" N 2° 29' 53" W
420588	1993-12-17 23:20	59° 16' 59" N 1° 9' 51" W
420619	1993-12-19 00:22	58° 0' 13" N 1° 59' 42" W
420681	1993-12-19 03:40	57° 42' 37" N 1° 59' 36" W
420367	1993-12-15 22:50	60° 50' 0" N 1° 0' 8" E
420644	1993-12-19 02:27	57° 47' 37" N 1° 59' 50" W
420668	1993-12-19 03:18	57° 43' 41" N 1° 59' 17" W
420804	1993-12-19 12:44	57° 42' 36" N 3° 5' 40" W
420331	1993-12-15 18:52	60° 50' 7" N 0° 0' 1" E
420496	1993-12-16 17:13	59° 59' 58" N 0° 50' 17" W
420515	1993-12-17 16:27	59° 17' 13" N 2° 15' 1" W
420484	1993-12-16 16:24	59° 59' 58" N 0° 40' 18" W
420459	1993-12-16 13:27	59° 59' 37" N 0° 0' 11" E
420460	1993-12-16 14:42	59° 59' 55" N 0° 19' 51" W
420527	1993-12-17 17:48	59° 17' 10" N 2° 5' 19" W
420552	1993-12-17 20:50	59° 16' 57" N 1° 39' 59" W
420380	1993-12-16 01:20	60° 50' 10" N 1° 37' 21" W
420564	1993-12-17 21:39	59° 16' 58" N 1° 30' 6" W
420392	1993-12-16 07:03	60° 0' 7" N 1° 39' 49" E
420447	1993-12-16 11:50	60° 0' 0" N 0° 19' 50" E
420656	1993-12-19 02:55	57° 45' 16" N 1° 59' 45" W
420503	1993-12-16 18:05	59° 59' 57" N 1° 0' 22" W
420539	1993-12-17 18:53	59° 17' 7" N 1° 55' 56" W
420607	1993-12-18 00:13	59° 16' 58" N 1° 0' 7" W
420700	1993-12-19 06:51	57° 54' 58" N 2° 29' 58" W
420724	1993-12-19 08:15	57° 47' 56" N 2° 30' 0" W
420761	1993-12-19 09:33	57° 42' 24" N 2° 29' 51" W
420355	1993-12-15 21:39	60° 49' 59" N 0° 40' 12" E
420411	1993-12-16 08:19	60° 0' 8" N 1° 19' 59" E
420435	1993-12-16 10:43	59° 59' 55" N 0° 39' 52" E
420472	1993-12-16 15:35	59° 59' 55" N 0° 29' 48" W
420540	1993-12-17 20:00	59° 16' 56" N 1° 47' 54" W
420693	1993-12-19 06:02	57° 59' 59" N 2° 30' 0" W
420712	1993-12-19 07:43	57° 49' 55" N 2° 30' 3" W
420748	1993-12-19 09:07	57° 44' 2" N 2° 29' 51" W
420785	1993-12-19 11:55	57° 41' 27" N 3° 5' 39" W
420299	1993-12-15 13:41	60° 50' 1" N 0° 40' 9" W
420318	1993-12-15 17:23	60° 50' 4" N 0° 20' 10" W
420576	1993-12-17 22:30	59° 17' 0" N 1° 19' 57" W
420620	1993-12-19 01:10	57° 55' 3" N 1° 59' 46" W
420632	1993-12-19 01:55	57° 49' 57" N 1° 59' 49" W
420773	1993-12-19 09:54	57° 41' 35" N 2° 29' 52" W

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