FRV Scotia 0221S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0221S |
| Cruise period | 2021-01-23 — 2021-02-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To complete an internationally coordinated demersal trawling survey in the North Sea in ICES area IV. 2. To undertake MIK sampling for pre-metamorphosed herring and sprat larvae during the hours of darkness within the trawl survey area. MIKeyM samples will also be collected from selected MIK deployments. 3. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station using a SEABIRD 19+ CTD. 4. To collect samples of surface and near seabed water for nutrient analysis (nitrates, silicates and phosphates) 5. To collect additional biological data in connection with the EU Data Collection Framework (DCF). 6. To record marine litter at each trawl station for MSFD. |
| Chief scientist | James Drewery (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.33 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Northern North Sea, Orkney, Shetland. |
