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FRV Scotia 1716S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier1716S
Cruise period2016-11-17 — 2016-12-07
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To participate in the ICES co-ordinated western division demersal trawling survey.
2. To obtain temperature and salinity data profiles at each trawling position.
3. To collect additional biological data in connection with the EU data collection framework (DCF)
Procedures

Some fishing gear for 1716S will be loaded at the start of the preceding survey, but the majority will be loaded on 14 November. Loading of all other scientific equipment will take place on 15 November with all equipment being set up and tested on that day. Scotia will then sail on 17 November and (after all safety drills and shakedown trawl shoot) commence fishing operations the following morning on the stations to the west of the Orkneys. Weather conditions at the time will determine the exact start area. Survey schedule and operations will be decided by SIC after daily consultation with Fishing Master and Captain. A half landing with be made around 29 November into Greenock to exchange staff, but the date and port are to be confirmed once the vessel has commenced the survey. The survey will end in Aberdeen on 7 December with all staff and equipment and fishing gear returning to the Marine Laboratory.

One trawl haul of thirty minutes duration will be made at each position. Final trawl locations will be decided after SIC consultations with Fishing Master and Captain. For each haul, the Scanmar monitoring system and NOAA bottom contact sensor will be used to observe and record the performance and geometry of the trawl and trawl doors.

All fish will be treated according to current standard research vessel procedures and additional biological data will be collected as determined by EU data regulation 1639/2001 and 1581/2004.

CTD casts will be taken at each trawl station. Please note the thermosalinograph will not be run continuously during this survey due to lack of staff resources in the hydrographic group. Normal contacts will be maintained with MSS.
Chief scientistMatt Kinghorn (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Robert J Kynoch (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 1716S cruise programme 1716s.pdf  (0.28 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificWest of Scotland/north of Ireland
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1716S cruise track — 1716strk.pdf (0.28 MB) 
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
61  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
19109052016-11-24 11:06 56° 21' 53" N  8° 30' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910905
19109172016-11-24 13:32 56° 6' 30" N  8° 41' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910917
19112142016-12-03 10:37 57° 45' 3" N  6° 39' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911214
19112382016-12-03 16:16 58° 14' 21" N  5° 58' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911238
19113182016-12-05 14:55 58° 39' 44" N  4° 17' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911318
19106652016-11-18 07:19 59° 15' 40" N  4° 6' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910665
19106772016-11-18 12:18 59° 27' 26" N  4° 49' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910677
19107082016-11-19 07:00 59° 24' 10" N  5° 8' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910708
19108132016-11-21 14:19 58° 16' 56" N  7° 10' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910813
19109422016-11-25 10:32 54° 28' 53" N  9° 50' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910942
19110542016-11-29 10:48 55° 18' 45" N  4° 58' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911054
19111582016-12-02 07:08 56° 34' 53" N  7° 25' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911158
19112512016-12-04 07:04 58° 40' 8" N  7° 35' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911251
19107332016-11-19 12:53 59° 18' 2" N  5° 57' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910733
19107572016-11-20 07:03 59° 42' 23" N  5° 51' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910757
19107702016-11-20 12:24 59° 35' 7" N  6° 18' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910770
19108492016-11-22 15:47 57° 41' 35" N  8° 47' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910849
19108502016-11-23 07:01 56° 54' 16" N  9° 3' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910850
19110052016-11-26 15:35 55° 13' 40" N  9° 19' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911005
19110172016-11-27 06:56 56° 0' 52" N  7° 43' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911017
19110422016-11-27 15:57 55° 31' 43" N  6° 58' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911042
19110662016-11-29 12:57 55° 12' 7" N  5° 12' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911066
19110912016-11-30 06:53 56° 8' 8" N  6° 0' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911091
19111342016-12-01 11:04 56° 2' 39" N  7° 0' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911134
19112632016-12-04 11:54 58° 30' 0" N  6° 52' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911263
19106892016-11-18 14:48 59° 37' 57" N  4° 53' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910689
19106902016-11-18 17:16 59° 38' 59" N  5° 18' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910690
19107212016-11-19 09:54 59° 13' 5" N  5° 17' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910721
19108982016-11-24 06:57 56° 19' 33" N  8° 4' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910898
19110782016-11-29 15:38 55° 4' 34" N  5° 12' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911078
19111102016-11-30 16:38 55° 36' 0" N  6° 48' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911110
19111832016-12-02 12:59 56° 44' 30" N  6° 59' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911183
19111952016-12-02 14:12 56° 50' 2" N  6° 43' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911195
19108622016-11-23 10:30 56° 47' 31" N  8° 35' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910862
19109542016-11-25 12:55 54° 27' 46" N  9° 26' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910954
19112872016-12-04 16:29 58° 36' 59" N  6° 12' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911287
19113062016-12-05 12:05 58° 38' 32" N  4° 40' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911306
19107822016-11-20 16:29 59° 11' 6" N  6° 54' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910782
19108252016-11-21 16:38 58° 5' 16" N  7° 24' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910825
19108862016-11-23 15:20 56° 35' 15" N  8° 6' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910886
19109302016-11-25 06:55 54° 25' 11" N  10° 7' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910930
19109912016-11-26 13:32 55° 9' 35" N  9° 4' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910991
19110292016-11-27 10:36 55° 49' 42" N  7° 41' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911029
19111092016-11-30 12:34 55° 35' 29" N  5° 54' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911109
19111462016-12-01 15:16 56° 18' 52" N  7° 44' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911146
19112022016-12-03 07:04 57° 31' 14" N  6° 47' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911202
19112262016-12-03 13:40 57° 58' 0" N  6° 13' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911226
19112992016-12-05 07:03 58° 52' 27" N  5° 3' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911299
19107452016-11-19 15:19 59° 32' 40" N  5° 54' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910745
19107692016-11-20 10:28 59° 39' 42" N  6° 4' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910769
19107942016-11-21 06:54 58° 36' 17" N  7° 55' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910794
19108012016-11-21 10:32 58° 20' 12" N  7° 53' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910801
19108372016-11-22 07:08 58° 16' 5" N  9° 11' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910837
19109292016-11-24 15:52 55° 52' 42" N  8° 39' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910929
19109662016-11-25 17:09 54° 30' 16" N  8° 27' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910966
19110302016-11-27 13:17 55° 33' 41" N  7° 27' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911030
19111712016-12-02 09:37 56° 44' 23" N  7° 19' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911171
19112752016-12-04 13:52 58° 39' 3" N  6° 48' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911275
19108742016-11-23 11:53 56° 49' 32" N  8° 20' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910874
19109782016-11-26 06:57 54° 43' 50" N  9° 25' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1910978
19111222016-12-01 07:08 55° 52' 43" N  7° 11' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1911122