MFV Fidelity ER3

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	MFV Fidelity (748J)
Cruise identifier	ER3
Cruise period	2018-03-28 — 2018-03-28
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Amble, United Kingdom
Port of return	Amble, United Kingdom
Purpose	Research
Objectives	The aim of the project is to deploy autonomous vehicles in the North Sea in order to demonstrate long term monitoring capability of ocean health. This particular cruise was an emergency recovery cruise to recover seaglider named Orca sg510 after the glider suffered problems with the battery. The glider was recovered around 16:45 on the 28th March by a local fishing vessel "Fidelity".
Chief scientist	Matthew R Palmer (National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool)
Project	An Alternative Framework to Assess Marine Ecosystem Functioning in Shelf Seas (AlterEco)
Ocean/sea areas
General	North Sea
Measurements
Physical oceanography
Other physical oceanographic measurements	Quantity: number of profiles = 961 Description: UEA Seaglider Orca recovered with CTD, dissolved oxygen and Nitrate sensors.