MFV Fidelity ER7

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	MFV Fidelity (748J)
Cruise identifier	ER7
Cruise period	2018-10-15 — 2018-10-15
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 Slocum unit 305 (Dolomite) after the glider suffered problems with the battery. Recovery was around 08:00 UTC at 55'52.68 2'1.88
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 = 4080 Description: MARS Slocum Dolomite recovered with CTD and Aanderaa Oxygen Optode sensors.