FRV Alba Na Mara 0919A
Cruise plan
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Alba Na Mara (74NM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise identifier | 0919A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise period | 2019-06-08 — 2019-06-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | Primary objectives
1. To study the distribution of prey species (fish schools, zooplankton patches) across the Smith Bank in relation to data available from BOWL post-construction digital aerial surveys and UoA PAM surveys of top predators. 2. To compare the distribution of schooling sandeels in summer with data on their presence in the sediment from the BOWL/MORL winter sandeel monitoring Secondary objectives: 1. To collect hydrographic data to further validate the Scottish Shelf Model (SSM) and incorporate its outputs into assessment of drivers of predator distribution. Procedure All sampling gear will be transported to Fraserburgh and rigged will on 4 June. Visitors and MS staff will join the vessel the day before sailing from Marine Scotland, departing Aberdeen at 10:00 on Friday 7 June. On Saturday 8 June the Alba na Mara will sail towards the first transect at the BOWL sampling location. The survey will finish on 11 June and all staff and visitors, scientific equipment and collected samples will return to the Marine laboratory on 12 June. Contact will be maintained during the survey with the MEOW operations team to ensure that additional survey investigations can be undertaken if and when piling activities are instigated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief scientist | Robert Watret (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise programme |  (0.46 MB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General | North Sea Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specific | Smith Bank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 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
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