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FRV Scotia 0513S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier0513S
Cruise period2013-05-10 — 2013-05-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea.
2. Perform hydrographic surveys along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel sections.
3. Take samples for long term storage at Fair Isle - Munken stations FIM-01 and FIM-06.
4. Recover, download and refurbish three ADCP moorings in the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
5. Redeploy one ADCP mooring outside the eastern edge of the Foinaven development area.
6. Deploy four ADCP moorings at new locations in the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
7. Deploy two ADCP moorings and one AWAC mooring at the entrances of Loch Seaforth, East Loch Tarbert and offshore of these lochs for 24 hour deployment periods.
8. Carry out vessel mount ADCP and CTD surveys in the Loch Seaforth, East Loch Tarbert and offshore areas.
9. Deploy the AWAC mooring and three current meter moorings in the Fair Isle Channel.

Procedure

On sailing from Aberdeen Scotia will make passage to the start of the JONSIS long term monitoring (LTM) section to commence sampling with the CTD and carousel water sampler. On route, test deployments of the CTD and carousel will take place. Following completion of the JONSIS section Scotia will proceed to the Faroe-Shetland Channel to commence sampling the Nolso - Flugga LTM section followed by sampling the Fair Isle - Munken LTM section using the CTD and carousel water sampler. On completion of the Fair Isle - Munken section the ADCP moorings NWSD, NWSE and NWSG will be recovered, data downloaded and refurbished. One of the ADCP moorings will then be redeployed outside of the eastern edge of the Foinaven Development Area. After deployment of this mooring Scotia will proceed to new ADCP mooring positions on the Cape Wrath - Faroe section where three of four ADCP moorings will be deployed. On completion passage will be made to the northern end of the Cape Wrath - Faroe section to commence carrying out a CTD survey. When this survey has been completed Scotia will make passage to the Minch where ADCP and AWAC mooring deployments will be made at the entrance to Loch Seaforth, East Loch Tarbert and at an offshore site off these lochs for a twenty-four period. During these deployments vessel mount ADCP and CTD surveys will take place. On completion of these surveys and recovery of the moorings, the trawl resistant ADCP mooring will be deployed on the remaining position on the Cape Wrath - Faroe section in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. Passage will then made to the Fair Isle Channel where three single current meter moorings and the AWAC mooring will be deployed for high frequency radar surface current measurement trials.
Chief scientistGeorge Slesser (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 0513S cruise programme 0513s.pdf  (0.34 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorthern North Sea. Faroe-Shetland Channel. Fair Isle Channel. Foinaven development area. Faroe-Shetland Channel. Loch Seaforth. East Loch Tarbert.
Track chartsFRV Scotia 0513S cruise track — 0513strk.pdf (0.14 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
4  Acoustic current meter
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
13743622013-05-20 08:40  — 2013-10-08 08:20 59° 45' 18" N  2° 49' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374362
13743742013-05-20 13:40  — 2013-08-06 04:30 59° 15' 45" N  1° 31' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374374
13743862013-05-20 07:40  — 2013-07-29 10:00 59° 9' 6" N  1° 32' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374386
13743502013-05-20 06:40  — 2013-09-25 13:10 59° 55' 35" N  3° 2' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374350
102  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
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
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
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.
12128362013-05-11 06:42 59° 17' 7" N  1° 30' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212836
12128732013-05-11 08:50 59° 16' 49" N  1° 55' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212873
12129652013-05-12 06:07 61° 21' 5" N  3° 10' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212965
12129892013-05-12 12:08 61° 34' 56" N  4° 14' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212989
12132622013-05-16 05:10 60° 22' 57" N  6° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213262
12133662013-05-16 19:13 59° 34' 7" N  6° 9' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213366
12133782013-05-16 19:57 59° 30' 6" N  6° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213378
12135022013-05-17 11:05 57° 54' 20" N  6° 39' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213502
12136802013-05-18 12:14 57° 51' 28" N  6° 37' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213680
12137962013-05-18 16:07 57° 48' 57" N  6° 38' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213796
12130652013-05-13 06:33 60° 50' 58" N  5° 28' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213065
12131212013-05-13 16:12 60° 29' 5" N  4° 25' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213121
12131572013-05-13 20:53 60° 18' 9" N  4° 4' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213157
12134222013-05-16 23:28 59° 8' 38" N  6° 13' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213422
12135992013-05-18 08:59 57° 54' 45" N  6° 35' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213599
12136792013-05-18 11:53 57° 52' 45" N  6° 38' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213679
12137232013-05-18 13:29 57° 50' 49" N  6° 42' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213723
12137842013-05-18 15:29 57° 47' 14" N  6° 42' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213784
12138272013-05-18 17:57 57° 50' 3" N  6° 30' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213827
12138392013-05-18 18:26 57° 48' 46" N  6° 33' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213839
12138522013-05-18 19:30 57° 45' 38" N  6° 40' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213852
12128612013-05-11 08:11 59° 16' 59" N  1° 48' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212861
12128972013-05-11 10:25 59° 16' 33" N  2° 14' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212897
12130042013-05-12 16:45 61° 49' 0" N  5° 21' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213004
12130772013-05-13 08:06 60° 47' 12" N  5° 16' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213077
12131692013-05-13 22:16 60° 15' 51" N  3° 58' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213169
12133052013-05-16 11:30 60° 3' 49" N  6° 9' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213305
12133302013-05-16 16:13 59° 49' 14" N  6° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213330
12134102013-05-16 22:38 59° 13' 52" N  6° 11' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213410
12134342013-05-17 00:15 59° 3' 4" N  6° 14' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213434
12136182013-05-18 09:49 57° 53' 7" N  6° 34' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213618
12137592013-05-18 14:24 57° 50' 19" N  6° 43' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213759
12127812013-05-11 01:39 59° 16' 56" N  0° 20' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212781
12128002013-05-11 04:09 59° 17' 2" N  1° 0' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212800
12128482013-05-11 07:30 59° 17' 7" N  1° 40' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212848
12130412013-05-13 02:19 61° 12' 7" N  6° 22' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213041
12131082013-05-13 13:43 60° 35' 2" N  4° 45' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213108
12131332013-05-13 18:20 60° 25' 2" N  4° 18' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213133
12131452013-05-13 19:54 60° 20' 31" N  4° 8' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213145
12132742013-05-16 06:23 60° 18' 11" N  6° 10' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213274
12133292013-05-16 14:50 59° 54' 10" N  6° 9' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213329
12134952013-05-17 04:09 58° 36' 29" N  6° 13' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213495
12136062013-05-18 09:20 57° 54' 16" N  6° 36' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213606
12136552013-05-18 11:02 57° 53' 57" N  6° 38' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213655
12137722013-05-18 15:04 57° 48' 46" N  6° 44' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213772
12127682013-05-11 00:23 59° 16' 52" N  0° 0' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212768
12128122013-05-11 04:59 59° 16' 57" N  1° 10' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212812
12128242013-05-11 05:43 59° 16' 51" N  1° 19' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212824
12129042013-05-11 19:57 60° 55' 49" N  1° 0' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212904
12129162013-05-11 22:38 61° 4' 12" N  1° 53' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212916
12129412013-05-12 01:30 61° 11' 0" N  2° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212941
12130532013-05-13 04:21 61° 1' 58" N  5° 56' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213053
12131822013-05-14 00:02 60° 10' 2" N  3° 43' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213182
12132372013-05-16 01:36 60° 45' 55" N  6° 21' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213237
12132492013-05-16 02:38 60° 38' 18" N  6° 17' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213249
12132502013-05-16 03:52 60° 30' 35" N  6° 13' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213250
12133422013-05-16 17:21 59° 44' 19" N  6° 9' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213342
12133542013-05-16 18:17 59° 39' 36" N  6° 10' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213354
12134092013-05-16 21:45 59° 19' 10" N  6° 11' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213409
12134712013-05-17 02:27 58° 47' 25" N  6° 12' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213471
12134832013-05-17 03:20 58° 41' 4" N  6° 12' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213483
12135262013-05-17 15:01 57° 50' 21" N  6° 42' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213526
12135382013-05-18 06:45 57° 51' 28" N  6° 26' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213538
12135752013-05-18 08:12 57° 53' 50" N  6° 33' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213575
12136312013-05-18 10:17 57° 52' 27" N  6° 35' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213631
12136432013-05-18 10:43 57° 53' 19" N  6° 37' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213643
12137112013-05-18 13:05 57° 50' 10" N  6° 41' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213711
12138032013-05-18 16:46 57° 50' 17" N  6° 35' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213803
12138152013-05-18 17:23 57° 51' 39" N  6° 32' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213815
12127562013-05-10 16:15 57° 51' 13" N  1° 20' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212756
12128852013-05-11 09:35 59° 16' 54" N  2° 4' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212885
12129772013-05-12 09:07 61° 28' 3" N  3° 41' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212977
12129902013-05-12 14:57 61° 41' 53" N  4° 51' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212990
12131702013-05-13 23:12 60° 13' 0" N  3° 51' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213170
12134582013-05-17 01:43 58° 52' 49" N  6° 12' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213458
12135142013-05-17 13:30 57° 49' 7" N  6° 33' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213514
12136672013-05-18 11:22 57° 54' 22" N  6° 39' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213667
12137352013-05-18 13:48 57° 51' 15" N  6° 43' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213735
12129282013-05-11 23:56 61° 8' 8" N  2° 9' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212928
12129532013-05-12 03:20 61° 14' 4" N  2° 40' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212953
12130282013-05-12 21:33 62° 0' 0" N  6° 11' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213028
12130902013-05-13 11:50 60° 38' 12" N  4° 53' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213090
12132012013-05-15 22:15 61° 8' 57" N  6° 33' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213201
12132132013-05-15 23:27 61° 1' 12" N  6° 29' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213213
12132252013-05-16 00:35 60° 53' 43" N  6° 25' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213225
12132862013-05-16 07:45 60° 12' 29" N  6° 9' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213286
12134462013-05-17 00:59 58° 57' 54" N  6° 13' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213446
12135632013-05-18 07:46 57° 54' 49" N  6° 31' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213563
12135872013-05-18 08:34 57° 54' 16" N  6° 34' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213587
12137602013-05-18 14:42 57° 49' 40" N  6° 42' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213760
12138402013-05-18 19:00 57° 47' 10" N  6° 36' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213840
12127442013-05-10 15:58 57° 51' 12" N  1° 20' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212744
12127932013-05-11 02:54 59° 16' 59" N  0° 40' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1212793
12130162013-05-12 19:43 61° 54' 25" N  5° 44' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213016
12130892013-05-13 09:45 60° 43' 28" N  5° 6' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213089
12131942013-05-15 21:10 61° 16' 13" N  6° 38' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213194
12132982013-05-16 09:39 60° 8' 35" N  6° 9' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213298
12133172013-05-16 13:15 59° 58' 49" N  6° 9' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213317
12133912013-05-16 20:50 59° 24' 47" N  6° 11' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213391
12135512013-05-18 07:14 57° 52' 58" N  6° 29' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213551
12136922013-05-18 12:39 57° 50' 41" N  6° 38' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213692
12137472013-05-18 14:07 57° 50' 41" N  6° 42' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1213747
1  Moored CTD
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Sea level
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Sea level

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
13743252013-05-15 12:32  — 2014-04-28 09:06 59° 54' 19" N  6° 10' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1374325