FRV Scotia 1920S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1920S |
| Cruise period | 2020-12-11 — 2020-12-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. Test the SBE911 and CTD carousel (main CTD crane) in the Buchan Deep. 2. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring JONSIS section in the northern North Sea (Priority 1). 3. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel section: Nolso-Flugga (Priority 1). 4. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel section Fair Isle-Munken (Priority 1). 5. Recover existing Loch Ewe mooring and deploy the new data buoy (plus conduct a CTD cast at the mooring location) (Priority 1). 6. Take salinity, nutrient, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, TADIC samples along all standard lines. 7. Run the thermosalinograph throughout the survey. 8. Run the VMADCP on all the standard sections. Extra work listed below will be performed if time allows, priority 2 tasks are not listed in order of importance and the sequence will be determined depending on time/location/weather: 9. Perform a Stonehaven CTD cast at beginning/end of the survey (depending on the Stonehaven sampling schedule). 10. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 1 section (Priority 2). 11. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 2 section (Priority 2). 12. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 3 section (Priority 2). 13. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 4 section (Priority 2). 14. Conduct CTD/VMADCP survey around the Solan Bank (Priority 2). 15. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Stonehaven AlterEco section in the northern North Sea (Priority 2). 16. If weather/time permits repeat the JONSIS line at the end of the survey and extend to 001° 30’ east (if we have Norwegian clearance) (Priority 2). 17. Perform hydrographic sampling along the East Coast section (in the Northern North Sea) (Priority 2). 18. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Fedje/Shetland section between Shetland and Norway (in the Northern North Sea, if we have Norwegian clearance) (Priority 2). 19. If conditions in the Faroe-Shetland Channel don’t allow further work in the Faroe-Shetland Channel, conduct VMADCP/CTD work in the Moray Firth (details to be determined) (Priority 3). 20. If weather/time permits, perform a CTD/VMADCP survey on part of the Jonsis line (around 59° 17' N, 001° 15' W) (Priority 3). 21. If sheltering in a suitable location around Shetland or Orkney due to bad weather conduct VMADP/CTD surveys (details to be determined). (Priority 3). |
| Chief scientist | Berit Rabe (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.36 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Faroe-Shetland Channel |
