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FRV Clupea 0902C

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier0902C
Cruise period2002-06-04 — 2002-06-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureMontrose, United Kingdom
Port of returnMontrose, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives[Note: Fisheries Research Services confirm that no cruise report was produced for this cruise]

1) To service three hydrographic monitoring moorings, one near the Stonehaven transect, and two in the Wee Bankie/Marr Bank study area.
2) To investigate variation in sandeel population density and age structure at different locations on the Wee Bankie and Marr Bank from samples collected using the Sandeel dredge. All sandeels caught will be measured, weighed and have their otoliths collected for age assessment.
3) To carry out a demersal trawl survey to determine the abundance and distribution of whiting, haddock and cod, the main fish predators of sandeels. At each trawl station the length frequency of all fish species caught will be determined. Sub-samples of the three gadoids will be weighed to determine length-weight relationships. Otoliths will be taken to determine age composition. Stomach samples will be collected to establish diet and food consumption rates, and livers and gonads will be removed to determine Hepato- and Gonado- Somatic Indices. (Any sandeels and clupeid fish caught during the demersal trawling will be worked up to determine length frequency distributions, length-weight relationships and age composition.)
4) To determine spatial variation in water temperature and salinity across the Wee Bankie/Marr Bank study area using a Seabird CTD sampler. Approximately 40 vertical dip stations will be sampled utilising the demersal trawl stations and additional locations mid-way between the trawl stations. The dual Bongo net may be deployed with the CTD to collect Zoo- and Phyto-plankton samples.
5) To undertake an acoustic survey of sandeels and clupeid fish in the water column using 38 and 120 kH. Concentrations of fish will be sampled using the pelagic trawl. Species composition and length frequency distributions of fish caught will be determined. Sub samples will be weighed and their otoliths removed to establish length-weight relationships and age composition.
6) During the acoustic survey, Expendible Bathy-thermographs (XBTs) will be deployed to determine more precisely the locations of the boundaries between mixed and stratified water.
7) To conduct a RoxAnn survey of the substrate in the study area to investigate variation in the sandbank structure between this and previous cruises.
8) To conduct a survey of seabirds using the study area, to determine their abundance and distribution, using standard census methods.
9) To record all sightings of marine mammals (number of animals, species if possible, and their location) observed during the course of the cruise.
10) To carry out an intensive study of sandeel and seabird behaviour in relation to time of day, tidal state and hydrographic conditions
11) To conduct a hydrographic survey along a transect offshore of Stonehaven. At pre-selected locations the Seabird CTD sampler and the dual Bongo net will be deployed using a vertical dip. Water samples will be collected for salinity, nutrient and phytoplankton analysis. The 1m plankton net will be deployed using a double oblique tow between selected stations along the transect.
Chief scientistSimon Greenstreet (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificThe waters off Stonehaven, Wee Bankie/Marr Bank
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of samples = 22
Description: Water samples
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 55
Description: CTD stations
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 19
Description: Phosphates
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 19
Description: Nitrates
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 19
Description: Silicates
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of samples = 21
Description: chlorophyll samples
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature measurements56° 15' 0" N  1° 30' 8" W — Marr Bank mooring. Temperature loggers at 15, 20, 30, 35 and 50 metres, recovered 5/6/02
Subsurface temperature measurements56° 15' 11" N  2° 0' 18" W — Wee Bankie mooring. Temperature loggers at 15, 20, 30 and 40 metres, recovered 5/6/02
Subsurface temperature measurements56° 15' 0" N  1° 30' 1" W — Marr Bank mooring. Temperature loggers at 15, 20, 30, 35 and 50 metres, deployed 5/6/02
Subsurface temperature measurements56° 15' 7" N  2° 0' 38" W — Wee Bankie mooring. Temperature loggers at 15, 20, 30 and 40 metres, deployed 5/6/02
Subsurface temperature measurements56° 59' 58" N  1° 45' 30" W — Stonehaven mooring. Temperature loggers at 15, 20, 30, 35 and 50 metres, deployed 4/6/02
Subsurface temperature measurements56° 59' 32" N  1° 45' 24" W — Stonehaven mooring. Temperature loggers at 15, 20, 30, 35 and 50 metres, recovered 4/6/02
Current meters56° 15' 0" N  1° 30' 1" W — Marr Bank mooring. Current meters at 19 and 40 metres depth, deployed 5/6/02
Current meters56° 15' 11" N  2° 0' 18" W — Wee Bankie mooring. Current meter at 21 metres depth, recovered 5/6/02
Current meters56° 15' 7" N  2° 0' 38" W — Wee Bankie mooring. Current meter at 21 metres depth, deployed 5/6/02
Current meters56° 15' 0" N  1° 30' 8" W — Marr Bank mooring. Current meters at 19 and 40 metres depth, recovered 5/6/02
Current meters56° 59' 32" N  1° 45' 24" W — Stonehaven mooring. Current meters at 29 and 70 metres depth, recovered 4/6/02
Current meters56° 59' 58" N  1° 45' 30" W — Stonehaven mooring. Current meters at 29 and 70 metres depth, deployed 4/6/02
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)56° 59' 32" N  1° 45' 24" W — Stonehaven mooring. Fluorometer at 30 metres, recovered 4/6/02
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)56° 15' 0" N  1° 30' 8" W — Marr Bank mooring. Fluorometer at 20 metres, recovered 5/6/02
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)56° 15' 11" N  2° 0' 18" W — Wee Bankie mooring. Fluorometer at 22 metres, recovered 5/6/02
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)56° 59' 58" N  1° 45' 30" W — Stonehaven mooring. Fluorometer at 30 metres, deployed 4/6/02
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)56° 15' 0" N  1° 30' 1" W — Marr Bank mooring. Fluorometer at 20 metres, deployed 5/6/02
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)56° 15' 7" N  2° 0' 38" W — Wee Bankie mooring. Fluorometer at 22 metres, deployed 5/6/02
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
55  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
6135822002-06-09 08:51 56° 17' 36" N  1° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613582
6136012002-06-09 10:58 56° 17' 34" N  2° 0' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613601
6136252002-06-09 13:00 56° 17' 30" N  2° 29' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613625
6136982002-06-10 10:17 56° 7' 26" N  2° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613698
6139632002-06-13 05:55 56° 22' 30" N  2° 29' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613963
6136862002-06-10 09:41 56° 7' 24" N  1° 51' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613686
6138832002-06-12 09:32 56° 11' 55" N  1° 40' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613883
6139752002-06-13 08:02 56° 17' 41" N  2° 8' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613975
6140142002-06-21 14:06 56° 12' 38" N  2° 29' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614014
6139512002-06-13 05:16 56° 27' 44" N  2° 27' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613951
6140752002-06-23 04:55 56° 58' 3" N  1° 50' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614075
6135212002-06-05 13:49 56° 14' 58" N  1° 30' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613521
6135702002-06-09 08:20 56° 15' 46" N  1° 34' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613570
6136622002-06-10 07:47 56° 12' 48" N  1° 56' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613662
6137542002-06-11 04:55 56° 2' 44" N  2° 17' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613754
6139872002-06-13 09:11 56° 27' 29" N  2° 0' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613987
6140022002-06-13 11:15 56° 27' 32" N  2° 19' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614002
6140992002-06-23 06:06 56° 57' 49" N  1° 43' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614099
6135452002-06-09 05:04 56° 28' 3" N  1° 47' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613545
6135572002-06-09 05:35 56° 27' 33" N  1° 40' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613557
6136492002-06-10 05:10 56° 13' 52" N  2° 20' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613649
6137302002-06-10 14:36 56° 7' 28" N  2° 39' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613730
6137662002-06-11 05:28 56° 2' 32" N  2° 10' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613766
6138342002-06-11 11:35 56° 2' 32" N  1° 29' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613834
6140632002-06-23 04:23 56° 57' 52" N  1° 55' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614063
6135332002-06-05 18:05 56° 15' 10" N  2° 0' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613533
6136372002-06-10 03:36 56° 12' 36" N  2° 29' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613637
6137052002-06-10 11:49 56° 7' 21" N  2° 10' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613705
6138712002-06-12 08:10 56° 12' 31" N  1° 29' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613871
6139142002-06-12 13:45 56° 22' 25" N  2° 10' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613914
6139262002-06-12 14:18 56° 21' 4" N  2° 2' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613926
6140262002-06-23 02:42 56° 57' 52" N  2° 5' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614026
6140382002-06-23 03:20 56° 57' 51" N  2° 2' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614038
6137172002-06-10 12:30 56° 7' 28" N  2° 19' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613717
6136132002-06-09 12:12 56° 17' 31" N  2° 19' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613613
6136502002-06-10 06:06 56° 12' 31" N  2° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613650
6137292002-06-10 14:03 56° 7' 58" N  2° 33' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613729
6138952002-06-12 10:44 56° 22' 29" N  1° 50' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613895
6139992002-06-13 10:30 56° 27' 20" N  2° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613999
6137782002-06-11 06:45 56° 2' 52" N  1° 59' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613778
6138092002-06-11 08:40 56° 2' 42" N  1° 38' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613809
6137912002-06-11 07:25 56° 2' 32" N  1° 50' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613791
6138222002-06-11 10:51 56° 7' 57" N  1° 28' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613822
6135692002-06-09 06:25 56° 22' 41" N  1° 40' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613569
6135942002-06-09 10:13 56° 18' 1" N  1° 50' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613594
6138462002-06-12 06:35 56° 1' 52" N  1° 19' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613846
6138582002-06-12 07:16 56° 7' 31" N  1° 20' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613858
6135082002-06-04 19:00 57° 0' 2" N  1° 45' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613508
6136742002-06-10 08:20 56° 12' 28" N  1° 50' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613674
6137422002-06-11 03:25 56° 2' 31" N  2° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613742
6138102002-06-11 09:26 56° 7' 29" N  1° 39' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613810
6139022002-06-12 12:05 56° 22' 28" N  2° 0' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613902
6139382002-06-13 04:48 56° 24' 59" N  2° 35' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 613938
6140512002-06-23 03:52 56° 57' 49" N  1° 58' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614051
6140872002-06-23 05:30 56° 57' 51" N  1° 48' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 614087
5  Paddle wheel current meter
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
6047142002-06-04 18:50  — 2002-09-23 13:30 56° 59' 48" N  1° 45' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 604714
6047512002-06-05 13:50  — 2002-09-24 08:10 56° 15' 1" N  1° 30' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 604751
6047632002-06-05 17:50  — 2002-09-24 10:50 56° 15' 16" N  2° 0' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 604763
6047262002-06-04 18:50  — 2002-09-23 13:30 56° 59' 48" N  1° 45' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 604726
6047382002-06-05 13:50  — 2002-09-24 08:10 56° 15' 1" N  1° 30' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 604738