FRV Scotia 0820S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0820S |
| Cruise period | 2020-06-15 — 2020-06-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To obtain estimates of the abundance and distribution of Nephrops burrow complexes in the Firth of Forth, at Fladen, in the North Minch, the South Minch, and in the Firth of Clyde. If time and weather permits, stations in the Moray Firth may also be surveyed. 2. To use the TV footage to record the occurrence of other benthic fauna as well as evidence of commercial trawl activity. 3. To recover COMPASS moorings at five sites on the west coast, and to deploy replacement devices at each site. 4. To recover MarPAMM moorings at two sites on the west coast. Procedures Due to COVID19 related Health and Safety guidance resulting in the possibility that MRV Alba-na-Mara will be unavailable to carry out the annual Nephrops underwater television survey (UWTV) in the Firth of Forth and Moray Firth, the 0820S survey on MRV Scotia will be adapted to incorporate as much of the planned Alba survey as possible. This will require a reduction in the number of planned stations in most areas visited, a reduction in the number of areas surveyed and the removal of some objectives normally associated with this survey. |
| Chief scientist | Adrian Weetman (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Unknown |
| Specific | Firth of Forth, Fladen, the Minch, Firth of Clyde |
