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FRV Scotia 1315S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier1315S
Cruise period2015-09-19 — 2015-10-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Test the CTD in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead. Collect water samples for salinity sub-standards (12x5 litre - 4 crates of salinities).
2. Perform hydrographic sampling along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea.
3. Perform CTD stations at the ADCP moorings on the cross shelf line adjacent to the Fair Isle - Munken section.
4. Recover and download the data recovered from the one ADCP moorings deployed on the cross shelf section, adjacent to the Fair Isle - Munken section, during 2014. (Note that an additional two recoveries may be required if there are any concerns about the condition of the recovered mooring). Redeploy the mooring.
5. Deploy one new ADCP moorings in a trawlproof frame at a position on Fair Isle - Munken section.
6. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel sections, Fair Isle - Munken and Nolso - Flugga.
7. Take water samples for long-term storage at Fair Isle - Munken section stations FIM-01 and FIM-06.
8. Take water samples for bacteria analysis at FIM03, FIM06a, FIM08, NOL07, NOL08 and SEFOS (b/w NOL03 and NOL03a).
9. Take sediment samples using the Maxi-corer at or near a number of the Nolso - Flugga section stations. This will include some time for training on coring/sampling procedures for staff unfamiliar in its operation.
10. Take micro plastic water samples at a number of locations.
11. Deploy drifters on the Shetland Shelf for the SAMS aquaculture modelling experiment. Perform CTD stations at the shelf edge to determine structure prior to deploying drifters.
12. Perform a number of other hydrographic sections if time allows. Namely: Repeat of NOL and FIM sections. Survey of Shetland/Orkney waters for model validation studies.
Chief scientistSarah Hughes (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 1315S cruise programme 1315s.pdf  (0.19 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1315S cruise track — 1315strk.pdf (0.18 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
125  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of organic matter in water bodies
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
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Concentration of organic matter in water bodies
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.
18857462015-09-27 15:53 60° 39' 18" N  3° 1' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885746
18857952015-09-28 01:19 60° 5' 28" N  3° 19' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885795
18858262015-09-28 21:28 61° 10' 15" N  0° 49' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885826
18859802015-09-29 16:00 60° 30' 4" N  1° 20' 10" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885980
18860922015-09-30 02:40 60° 30' 1" N  0° 34' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886092
18861232015-09-30 04:06 60° 30' 2" N  0° 44' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886123
18861472015-09-30 09:02 59° 59' 57" N  1° 2' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886147
18861842015-09-30 12:24 59° 59' 59" N  0° 29' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886184
18849522015-09-20 10:29 59° 17' 1" N  1° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884952
18849762015-09-20 12:52 59° 16' 58" N  1° 55' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884976
18850272015-09-21 05:24 60° 41' 0" N  5° 2' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885027
18851442015-09-22 13:21 60° 34' 59" N  4° 45' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885144
18852482015-09-23 08:12 61° 16' 23" N  6° 37' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885248
18855372015-09-26 12:46 59° 39' 25" N  3° 27' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885537
18856292015-09-27 01:32 59° 42' 51" N  1° 38' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885629
18857102015-09-27 11:38 60° 21' 26" N  2° 26' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885710
18857342015-09-27 14:26 60° 31' 58" N  2° 47' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885734
18857582015-09-27 21:17 59° 50' 41" N  2° 49' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885758
18860062015-09-29 18:55 60° 30' 6" N  0° 40' 20" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886006
18860182015-09-29 20:22 60° 30' 0" N  0° 20' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886018
18860792015-09-30 00:58 60° 30' 0" N  0° 24' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886079
18850152015-09-21 02:49 60° 35' 3" N  4° 45' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885015
18852972015-09-23 19:32 61° 41' 52" N  4° 51' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885297
18853042015-09-23 21:02 61° 37' 59" N  4° 33' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885304
18854212015-09-24 21:15 61° 6' 1" N  2° 1' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885421
18854942015-09-26 06:38 60° 8' 1" N  4° 24' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885494
18855862015-09-26 21:03 59° 28' 51" N  2° 7' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885586
18859792015-09-29 14:30 60° 30' 0" N  1° 40' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885979
18860802015-09-30 01:48 60° 30' 1" N  0° 29' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886080
18861112015-09-30 03:24 60° 30' 0" N  0° 39' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886111
18861352015-09-30 08:18 60° 0' 1" N  1° 7' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886135
18862272015-09-30 17:56 60° 0' 2" N  0° 39' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886227
18862392015-09-30 19:21 60° 0' 2" N  0° 59' 55" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886239
18852122015-09-23 03:24 61° 2' 4" N  5° 56' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885212
18853162015-09-23 22:49 61° 34' 59" N  4° 15' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885316
18858992015-09-29 03:35 60° 50' 2" N  0° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885899
18859672015-09-29 11:36 60° 50' 1" N  1° 20' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885967
18861962015-09-30 13:22 60° 0' 0" N  0° 19' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886196
18848842015-09-20 00:52 59° 16' 56" N  0° 0' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884884
18849032015-09-20 05:05 59° 17' 3" N  0° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884903
18849402015-09-20 09:34 59° 17' 3" N  1° 29' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884940
18851322015-09-22 10:25 60° 34' 59" N  4° 45' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885132
18851682015-09-22 18:43 60° 42' 58" N  5° 6' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885168
18851932015-09-22 22:48 60° 51' 1" N  5° 29' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885193
18852612015-09-23 13:14 62° 0' 0" N  6° 11' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885261
18853282015-09-24 01:31 61° 32' 0" N  3° 56' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885328
18853772015-09-24 14:09 61° 14' 0" N  2° 39' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885377
18853902015-09-24 18:14 61° 9' 20" N  2° 17' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885390
18854822015-09-26 05:49 60° 9' 11" N  4° 25' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885482
18855252015-09-26 11:07 59° 46' 28" N  3° 41' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885525
18855492015-09-26 13:59 59° 35' 45" N  3° 20' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885549
18855742015-09-26 19:56 59° 25' 33" N  2° 15' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885574
18856172015-09-27 00:17 59° 39' 24" N  1° 46' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885617
18856542015-09-27 04:41 59° 53' 3" N  1° 31' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885654
18856782015-09-27 07:35 60° 6' 31" N  1° 57' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885678
18861722015-09-30 11:21 60° 0' 0" N  0° 39' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886172
18849392015-09-20 08:38 59° 16' 59" N  1° 19' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884939
18849882015-09-20 14:07 59° 16' 53" N  2° 4' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884988
18850032015-09-20 15:18 59° 16' 49" N  2° 14' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885003
18850402015-09-21 16:08 60° 41' 28" N  5° 5' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885040
18852002015-09-23 01:21 60° 56' 43" N  5° 42' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885200
18852732015-09-23 15:18 61° 54' 1" N  5° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885273
18853412015-09-24 04:11 61° 28' 5" N  3° 42' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885341
18853532015-09-24 07:44 61° 21' 0" N  3° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885353
18853892015-09-24 16:35 61° 11' 4" N  2° 25' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885389
18854332015-09-24 22:34 61° 4' 1" N  1° 52' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885433
18854692015-09-25 03:13 60° 56' 1" N  0° 59' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885469
18856302015-09-27 02:47 59° 46' 23" N  1° 31' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885630
18857092015-09-27 10:22 60° 17' 37" N  2° 19' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885709
18858022015-09-28 02:18 60° 9' 6" N  3° 26' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885802
18858382015-09-28 22:24 61° 4' 54" N  0° 49' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885838
18858632015-09-29 00:33 60° 55' 16" N  0° 50' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885863
18858752015-09-29 01:20 60° 53' 38" N  0° 49' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885875
18858872015-09-29 02:38 60° 50' 8" N  0° 39' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885887
18859432015-09-29 08:42 60° 50' 0" N  0° 40' 6" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885943
18861592015-09-30 09:33 60° 0' 1" N  0° 59' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886159
18861602015-09-30 10:22 60° 0' 0" N  0° 50' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886160
18862152015-09-30 16:31 60° 0' 0" N  0° 20' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886215
18849152015-09-20 06:37 59° 16' 59" N  1° 0' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884915
18849272015-09-20 07:40 59° 16' 57" N  1° 9' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884927
18849642015-09-20 11:46 59° 17' 1" N  1° 47' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884964
18850392015-09-21 12:45 60° 52' 31" N  5° 31' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885039
18850522015-09-21 23:12 60° 10' 0" N  3° 44' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885052
18851202015-09-22 07:45 60° 29' 1" N  4° 25' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885120
18852852015-09-23 17:27 61° 49' 1" N  5° 20' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885285
18855132015-09-26 09:38 59° 53' 44" N  3° 55' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885513
18855982015-09-26 22:09 59° 32' 34" N  2° 1' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885598
18856422015-09-27 03:50 59° 49' 21" N  1° 24' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885642
18857712015-09-27 22:58 59° 58' 20" N  3° 5' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885771
18857832015-09-28 00:07 60° 1' 52" N  3° 12' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885783
18858142015-09-28 03:51 60° 16' 14" N  3° 40' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885814
18858512015-09-28 23:32 61° 0' 2" N  0° 49' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885851
18859312015-09-29 07:21 60° 49' 59" N  0° 20' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885931
18859922015-09-29 17:28 60° 29' 58" N  0° 59' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885992
18860432015-09-29 22:12 60° 30' 0" N  0° 0' 7" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886043
18860672015-09-30 00:10 60° 29' 58" N  0° 19' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886067
18862032015-09-30 15:12 60° 0' 1" N  0° 3' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886203
18848722015-09-19 12:41 57° 31' 37" N  1° 16' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884872
18848962015-09-20 03:03 59° 16' 59" N  0° 19' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1884896
18850762015-09-22 01:38 60° 15' 58" N  3° 58' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885076
18850882015-09-22 03:07 60° 17' 59" N  4° 4' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885088
18851072015-09-22 04:14 60° 20' 5" N  4° 10' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885107
18851562015-09-22 16:05 60° 37' 57" N  4° 53' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885156
18853652015-09-24 10:21 61° 21' 0" N  3° 9' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885365
18854082015-09-24 19:44 61° 8' 2" N  2° 9' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885408
18854702015-09-25 03:46 60° 56' 49" N  0° 59' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885470
18855012015-09-26 08:10 60° 0' 53" N  4° 9' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885501
18855622015-09-26 16:20 59° 28' 31" N  3° 7' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885562
18856052015-09-26 23:06 59° 35' 57" N  1° 53' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885605
18856662015-09-27 06:06 60° 0' 1" N  1° 45' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885666
18856912015-09-27 09:19 60° 14' 5" N  2° 12' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885691
18859062015-09-29 04:31 60° 49' 58" N  0° 20' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885906
18859182015-09-29 05:54 60° 49' 59" N  0° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885918
18859552015-09-29 10:05 60° 50' 1" N  1° 0' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885955
18860312015-09-29 21:15 60° 30' 0" N  0° 10' 4" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886031
18860552015-09-29 23:08 60° 30' 1" N  0° 9' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1886055
18850642015-09-22 00:27 60° 12' 57" N  3° 51' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885064
18851192015-09-22 05:45 60° 25' 4" N  4° 18' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885119
18851812015-09-22 20:43 60° 46' 59" N  5° 16' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885181
18852242015-09-23 05:10 61° 7' 14" N  6° 9' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885224
18852362015-09-23 06:38 61° 12' 0" N  6° 21' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885236
18854452015-09-25 00:08 61° 1' 23" N  1° 35' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885445
18854572015-09-25 01:42 60° 58' 41" N  1° 17' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885457
18855502015-09-26 15:11 59° 32' 8" N  3° 14' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885550
18857222015-09-27 12:47 60° 24' 55" N  2° 33' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1885722
1  Current meter (unspecified)
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.
18797162015-09-21 17:00  — 2016-02-18 03:40 60° 41' 28" N  5° 4' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1879716
Discrete samples 
125  CTD frame plus rosette sampler
1  Instrument mooring