FRV Alba Na Mara 1715A
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |||||||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Alba Na Mara (74NM) | ||||||||
| Cruise identifier | 1715A | ||||||||
| Cruise period | 2015-11-10 — 2015-11-23 | ||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||
| Objectives | Objectives
To retrieve a series of moorings comprising dhan buoys (eight surface marked moorings) or acoustic release systems (22 subsurface moorings) and the acoustic recording devices attached to them (30 C-POD and ten SM2M/SM3M) as part of the east coast marine mammal monitoring programme. Procedure Loading of all equipment will be carried out on 6 November when the previous survey (1615A) returns to Fraserburgh. Alba na Mara will sail from Fraserburgh on the morning of 10 November and make for the first mooring position. The ultimate order in which the moorings are retrieved will be dictated by the weather forecast and the likely shelter that can be provided by the east coast. Acoustically triggered moorings that may have malfunctioned, but can be located by echosounder, will be grappled for using the creeping hook attached to the trawl warp. It may be necessary for Alba na Mara to make a partial unloading of retrieved moorings to ensure enough available space on the vessel. If this is the case the vessel will visit the most suitable port depending on her location. Alba na Mara will dock in Leith for unloading on 23 November and to exchange scientific staff and equipment. | ||||||||
| Chief scientist | Robert Watret (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||||||
| Cruise programme |  (0.27 MB) | ||||||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||||||
| General | North Sea | ||||||||
| Specific | East of Scotland | ||||||||
| Track charts | (0.37 MB) | ||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||||||
| 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)
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| Discrete samples | |||||||||
| 1 Instrument mooring |
