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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. |