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FRV Scotia 0512S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier0512S
Cruise period2012-05-07 — 2012-05-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Deploy a current meter mooring off Stonehaven near the inner Long Term Monitoring position.
2. Perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea.
3. Perform hydrographic surveys along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel sections.
4. Take samples for long term storage at Fair Isle - Munken stations FIM-01 and FIM-06.
5. Service four ADCP moorings in the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
6. Perform CTD surveys at ADCP positions, across the Fair Isle Channel and across the Shelf Edge as time allows.
7. Test and initiate the PCO2 system

Procedure

On sailing from Aberdeen (7 May) Scotia will sail to Stonehaven to deploy an oceanographic instrumented mooring (56° 57.18'N 002° 07.98'W). Once this mooring work has been completed, a suitable position will be selected to carry out trial CTD deployments before proceeding to Leith. On route to Leith, testing the PCO2 system will take place. Scotia will remain in Leith until dignitaries attending the World Fisheries Congress have visited the vessel.

Once the visit is complete, the vessels scientific containers will be loaded and scientific equipment set up. Marine Scotland staff not involved in the Stonehaven mooring work will join the vessel late Tuesday afternoon (8 May) and one member of staff will return to Aberdeen. Scotia will then set sail for the start of sampling the JONSIS long term monitoring section with the CTD and carousel water sampler. Following this work Scotia will make way to the Faroe-Shetland Channel to commence mooring operations. One ADCP mooring, NWSE (60° 16.52'N 004° 19.98'W) will be recovered, data downloaded from the recovered instrument, mooring refurbished and the mooring redeployed. Two ADCP moorings, NWZE and NWZF (59° 54.36'N 006° 10.02'W, 59° 42.30'N 006° 09.94'W) will be recovered, data downloaded from the recovered instruments and moorings refurbished. These moorings will be redeployed, at positions NWSD and NWSF (60° 27.00'N 004° 22.50'W, 60 12.00'N 004 10.00'W). On completion of this mooring work, passage will be made to commence sampling the Fair Isle- Munken, Cape Wrath-Munken and Nolso-Flugga long term monitoring sections using the CTD and carousel water sampler. On completion, the remaining time will be spent carrying out CTD sampling at the ADCP mooring positions, across the shelf edge or the Fair Isle section before returning to Aberdeen.

The thermosalinograph will be run throughout the survey.
Chief scientistGeorge Slesser (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectST03P
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 0512S cruise programme 0512s.pdf  (0.19 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorthern North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Channel, Fair Isle Channel
Track chartsFRV Scotia 0512S cruise track — 0512strk.pdf (0.13 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
97  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of 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
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
11800402012-05-09 16:24 59° 16' 56" N  0° 0' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180040
11800642012-05-09 20:02 59° 17' 3" N  0° 39' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180064
11802972012-05-12 00:23 60° 18' 21" N  6° 10' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180297
11803772012-05-12 09:47 61° 8' 48" N  6° 33' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180377
11805132012-05-15 23:32 60° 15' 56" N  3° 58' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180513
11806912012-05-18 17:56 61° 53' 58" N  5° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180691
11807102012-05-19 00:35 61° 11' 58" N  6° 22' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180710
11807832012-05-19 11:39 60° 34' 59" N  4° 44' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180783
11808512012-05-19 20:20 60° 13' 1" N  3° 51' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180851
11801932012-05-10 17:19 59° 34' 49" N  6° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180193
11803652012-05-12 08:41 61° 1' 9" N  6° 29' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180365
11804702012-05-15 18:21 60° 28' 59" N  4° 25' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180470
11805012012-05-15 22:30 60° 17' 57" N  4° 4' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180501
11805252012-05-16 00:36 60° 13' 5" N  3° 51' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180525
11805622012-05-17 17:31 61° 1' 23" N  1° 35' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180562
11806422012-05-18 08:24 61° 27' 59" N  3° 42' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180642
11802482012-05-11 16:29 59° 58' 53" N  6° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180248
11804822012-05-15 20:07 60° 24' 59" N  4° 18' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180482
11801812012-05-10 16:10 59° 29' 57" N  6° 10' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180181
11802122012-05-10 19:17 59° 44' 22" N  6° 10' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180212
11802732012-05-11 20:19 60° 8' 34" N  6° 9' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180273
11802002012-05-10 18:19 59° 39' 33" N  6° 10' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180200
11803042012-05-12 01:53 60° 23' 8" N  6° 10' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180304
11804212012-05-12 16:23 60° 50' 58" N  5° 28' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180421
11804572012-05-15 13:30 60° 37' 58" N  4° 53' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180457
11807582012-05-19 08:12 60° 42' 56" N  5° 5' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180758
11808022012-05-19 16:06 60° 25' 1" N  4° 18' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180802
11808632012-05-19 21:11 60° 9' 56" N  3° 43' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180863
11809312012-05-20 04:34 60° 16' 40" N  4° 19' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180931
11809922012-05-20 10:33 60° 16' 41" N  4° 19' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180992
11801072012-05-09 23:26 59° 16' 55" N  1° 19' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180107
11801562012-05-10 03:48 59° 17' 1" N  2° 5' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180156
11803162012-05-12 03:27 60° 30' 31" N  6° 13' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180316
11803892012-05-12 10:53 61° 16' 26" N  6° 37' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180389
11805372012-05-16 01:33 60° 9' 56" N  3° 43' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180537
11805862012-05-17 19:51 61° 5' 59" N  2° 1' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180586
11806052012-05-17 22:13 61° 9' 19" N  2° 17' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180605
11807092012-05-18 19:37 62° 0' 6" N  6° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180709
11808992012-05-20 01:36 60° 16' 40" N  4° 19' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180899
11809182012-05-20 03:35 60° 16' 29" N  4° 19' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180918
11809672012-05-20 07:35 60° 16' 39" N  4° 19' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180967
11801682012-05-10 04:37 59° 17' 1" N  2° 14' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180168
11802362012-05-11 14:41 59° 54' 6" N  6° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180236
11802612012-05-11 18:32 60° 3' 42" N  6° 9' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180261
11802852012-05-11 22:18 60° 12' 47" N  6° 10' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180285
11803282012-05-12 04:59 60° 38' 16" N  6° 17' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180328
11804332012-05-12 18:06 60° 47' 6" N  5° 15' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180433
11805982012-05-17 21:01 61° 7' 58" N  2° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180598
11807462012-05-19 06:33 60° 46' 58" N  5° 15' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180746
11809062012-05-20 02:38 60° 16' 37" N  4° 19' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180906
11809802012-05-20 09:33 60° 16' 48" N  4° 18' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180980
11810552012-05-20 19:10 60° 16' 0" N  3° 59' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181055
11800272012-05-07 16:40 56° 57' 47" N  2° 8' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180027
11801442012-05-10 02:58 59° 16' 53" N  1° 56' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180144
11802242012-05-11 13:13 59° 49' 16" N  6° 9' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180224
11803412012-05-12 06:20 60° 45' 52" N  6° 21' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180341
11803532012-05-12 07:31 60° 53' 33" N  6° 25' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180353
11803902012-05-12 12:10 61° 11' 56" N  6° 21' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180390
11804452012-05-12 19:40 60° 43' 7" N  5° 5' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180445
11805492012-05-17 14:42 60° 56' 4" N  1° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180549
11805502012-05-17 16:07 60° 58' 40" N  1° 17' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180550
11805742012-05-17 18:52 61° 4' 0" N  1° 52' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180574
11806302012-05-18 05:20 61° 22' 17" N  3° 15' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180630
11806662012-05-18 14:19 61° 41' 52" N  4° 51' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180666
11807952012-05-19 14:06 60° 29' 3" N  4° 25' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180795
11808262012-05-19 18:44 60° 18' 0" N  4° 4' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180826
11808752012-05-19 23:38 60° 16' 40" N  4° 19' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180875
11809432012-05-20 05:30 60° 16' 40" N  4° 19' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180943
11810312012-05-20 17:19 60° 10' 0" N  3° 43' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181031
11810672012-05-20 19:53 60° 18' 3" N  4° 4' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181067
11801202012-05-10 01:26 59° 16' 46" N  1° 40' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180120
11800392012-05-07 17:25 56° 57' 47" N  2° 6' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180039
11800522012-05-09 18:16 59° 16' 47" N  0° 19' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180052
11800882012-05-09 22:34 59° 16' 59" N  1° 10' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180088
11801322012-05-10 02:10 59° 16' 49" N  1° 47' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180132
11804692012-05-15 15:40 60° 34' 58" N  4° 45' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180469
11804942012-05-15 21:34 60° 20' 12" N  4° 8' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180494
11806172012-05-17 23:33 61° 11' 11" N  2° 24' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180617
11806292012-05-18 01:27 61° 13' 54" N  2° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180629
11806542012-05-18 11:33 61° 34' 59" N  4° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180654
11807712012-05-19 10:01 60° 37' 50" N  4° 53' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180771
11808142012-05-19 17:49 60° 20' 16" N  4° 8' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180814
11808382012-05-19 19:32 60° 15' 57" N  3° 58' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180838
11809552012-05-20 06:35 60° 16' 40" N  4° 19' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180955
11810182012-05-20 12:36 60° 16' 37" N  4° 19' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181018
11800762012-05-09 21:44 59° 17' 1" N  1° 0' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180076
11801192012-05-10 00:30 59° 16' 46" N  1° 29' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180119
11804082012-05-12 14:13 61° 1' 58" N  5° 56' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180408
11806782012-05-18 16:17 61° 48' 59" N  5° 21' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180678
11807222012-05-19 02:43 61° 2' 1" N  5° 57' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180722
11807342012-05-19 05:08 60° 50' 57" N  5° 28' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180734
11808872012-05-20 00:39 60° 16' 39" N  4° 19' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180887
11810792012-05-20 20:42 60° 20' 16" N  4° 8' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181079
11809792012-05-20 08:33 60° 16' 45" N  4° 19' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1180979
11810062012-05-20 11:34 60° 16' 38" N  4° 19' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181006
11810432012-05-20 18:20 60° 13' 4" N  3° 51' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181043
11810802012-05-20 21:26 60° 25' 16" N  4° 19' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1181080
Discrete samples 
5  Instrument mooring