FRV Alba Na Mara 0418A
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Alba Na Mara (74NM) |
| Cruise identifier | 0418A |
| Cruise period | 2018-03-25 — 2018-04-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To deploy 95 moorings with VR2 salmon detectors between Ythan Estuary and Findon Ness ("outer array") 2. To deploy 40 moorings with VR2 salmon detectors between River Don mouth and Nigg Bay ("inner array"). 3. To deploy one ADCP in Aberdeen Bay (in association with the outer array of salmon detectors). 4. To deploy 30 moorings at ECOMMAS marine mammal/noise monitoring locations (20 with C-PODs cetacean click detectors; 10 with C-PODs and SM2M sound recorders). 5. To recover two ECOMMAS moorings at Helmsdale 15 and Arbroath 10 sites that were deployed in November 2017. 6. To deploy a mooring with C-POD and sound recorder at an offshore noise monitoring location (as part of the JOMOPANS project). Itinerary 22/3: load half of "outer array" moorings and ADCP in Fraserburgh *25/3: sail south from Fraserburgh, deploy ADCP, deploy "outer array", night in Aberdeen *26/3: reload 2nd batch "outer array" moorings, deploy "outer array", night in Aberdeen *27/3: load "inner array" moorings, deploy "inner array", night in Aberdeen, load ECOMMAS End of March: deploy east coast ECOMMAS moorings (St Abbs - Cruden Bay) Early April: deploy Moray Firth ECOMMAS moorings (Fraserburgh - Latheron) and JOMOPANS mooring Vessel capability, weather conditions and water depth will dictate whether inshore deployment locations are operational possible. A Notice to Mariners has been issued for all mooring locations. Any updates or location changes will be issued if required. |
| Chief scientist | Ewan W J Edwards (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.38 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Ythan Estuary, Findon Ness, Don estuary, Nigg Bay |
