FRV Scotia 1704S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) | ||||
| Cruise identifier | 1704S | ||||
| Cruise period | 2004-12-07 — 2004-12-21 | ||||
| Status | Completed | ||||
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||
| Objectives | 1. To conduct routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the standard JONSIS, Fair Isle-Munken and Nolso-Flugga survey lines.
2. To conduct plankton and hydrographic sampling with ARIES in the Faroe Shetland Channel. 3. To conduct plankton and hydrographic sampling with ARIES at stations on the Fladen ground and in the southern Norwegian trench. 4. To conduct fishing operations at selected areas on the Fladen/Viking bank. Norwegian trench areas of the North Sea. | ||||
| Chief scientist | John Dunn (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||
| Cruise programme |  (0.08 MB) | ||||
| Cruise report | (0.10 MB) | ||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) | ||||
| Specific | Northwestern North Sea; Faroe Shetland Channel; North Sea (Fladen ground) | ||||
| Track charts | (0.08 MB) | ||||
| Measurements | |||||
| Physical oceanography | |||||
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: continous recording of surface temperature, salinity and fluorescence. | ||||
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 42 | ||||
| Chemical oceanography | |||||
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 856 Description: analysed using Bran and Luebbe auto analyser. | ||||
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 856 Description: analysed using Bran and Luebbe auto analyser. | ||||
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 856 Description: analysed using Bran and Luebbe auto analyser. | ||||
| Biology and fisheries | |||||
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: continous recording of surface temperature, salinity and fluorescence. | ||||
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 135 Description: plankton samples collected using ARIES sampler and Dual Methot Net. | ||||
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 135 Description: plankton samples collected using ARIES sampler and Dual Methot Net. | ||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: GOV trawl deployed to analyse fish stomachs. | ||||
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: continous recording throughout the cruise. | ||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||
| 42 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 Electrical conductivity of the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies 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 Electrical conductivity of the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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