FRV Scotia 0521S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0521S |
| Cruise period | 2021-05-01 — 2021-05-13 |
| 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) and take water samples in a position within or adjacent to the Goldeneye oil field. 2. Perform hydrographic sampling along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea. 3. Recover and re-deploy one ADCP (NWSE, RDI Longranger) on a single string mooring at a position on Fair Isle – Munken (FIM) section. 4. Recover one ADCP (NWER, Sig100)) on a single string mooring on the NOL section. 5. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel Nolso – Flugga (NOL) section. 6. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel Fair Isle – Munken (FIM) section. 7. Deploy ADCPs at mooring locations NWSG (RDI Longranger) and NWSD (Sig100) on the FIM section. 8. Recover an ADCP (Sig250) in an AL-500 frame north of Solan Bank. 9. Deploy one ADCP (Sig250) in a trawl resistant AL-500 frame in the Little Minch. 10. Recover one ADCP (Sig500) in steel frame in Loch Carron. 11. Deploy one ADCP (Sig250) in a trawl resistant AL-500 frame in Linne Crowlin. 12. Deploy one ADCP (Sig500) in steel frame in Loch Erisort. 13. Carry out a line off CTD stations in Loch Ewe between the mouth of the loch and the metocean buoy position. 14. Run the thermosalinograph throughout the survey. 15. Run the VMADCP on all the standard sections. 16. Take water samples for long term storage on Fair Isle – Munken or Nolso – Flugga section stations. 17. Ancillary sampling: 1) Take water samples for filtration for bacteria at selected stations in the FSC; 2) Take phytoplankton net samples at selected stations in the FSC; 3) Take zooplankton net samples for flame shell larvae in Loch Carron. 18. If weather/time permits conduct CTD sections on the west coast, from the coastline up to the edge of the continental shelf ("Shelf" sections). 19. If weather/time permits repeat the JONSIS line at the end of the cruise and extend to 001° 30’ east. 20. If weather/time permits perform fine scale VMADCP/CTD survey work on the JONSIS line (around 59° 17' N, 001° 15' W). 21. If weather/time permits, perform VMADCP/CTD survey work in the Moray Firth and/or Aberdeen Bay. 22. If weather/time permits, perform CTD deployments along the AlterECO line (offshore from Aberdeen). |
| Chief scientist | Alejandro Gallego (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.24 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Northern North Sea and Faroe-Shetland Channel |
