FRV Alba Na Mara 2019A
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Alba Na Mara (74NM) |
| Cruise identifier | 2019A |
| Cruise period | 2019-11-15 — 2019-11-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
To retrieve 24 subsurface moorings comprising acoustic release systems and the acoustic recording devices attached to them (24 C-POD and 8 Loggerhead/SM2M) as part of three marine mammal monitoring programmes (ECOMMAS, JOMOPANS & SEAGREEN). To deploy 11 subsurface moorings comprising acoustic release systems and the acoustic recording devices attached to them (11 CPOD and 11 Loggerhead/SM2M) as part of four marine mammal monitoring programmes (ECOMMAS, JOMOPANS, SEAGREEN & NNG). Procedure Loading of all equipment will be carried out on 12 November when the previous survey (1919A) returns to Fraserburgh. Weather permitting, Alba na Mara will sail from Fraserburgh on the morning of 15 November and make for the first mooring position. The ultimate order in which the moorings are retrieved/deployed will be decided by the skipper in conjunction with the SIC and dictated by the weather forecast. It may be necessary for Alba na Mara to make a partial unloading of retrieved moorings and equipment to ensure enough available space on the vessel. If this is the case the vessel will visit the most suitable port depending on her location at the time. Alba na Mara will dock in Leith on 26 November to unload and allow the scientific staff to disembark and return to Aberdeen. |
| Chief scientist | Paul Stainer (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.37 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | East of Scotland |
