FRV Scotia 0721S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0721S |
| Cruise period | 2021-05-28 — 2021-06-19 |
| 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, Moray Firth, Fladen, in the North Minch, the South Minch, the Sound of Jura and in the Firth of Clyde. If time and weather permits, stations at Devils Hole and Stanton Bank 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 six sites on the west coast, and to deploy replacement devices at each site. 4. To collect sediment samples at each UWTV station. 5. To carry out trawling for Nephrops in order to obtain samples of Nephrops for size composition analysis. 6. To collect samples of Nephrops from the trawls for comparison of reproductive condition and morphometrics in each of the different survey areas (Functional Units). 7. To record and retain marine litter obtained from trawling as part of the MSFD. 8. To record details of any skate that may appear in the catch. Procedures Due to COVID19-related Health and Safety guidance and rescheduling of surveys, MRV Alba-na-Mara will be unavailable to carry out the annual Nephrops underwater television survey (UWTV) during 2021 in the Firth of Forth and Moray Firth in late summer. The 0721S survey on MRV Scotia will, therefore, be adapted to incorporate as much of the survey as possible that Alba would normally cover in an unaffected year. In addition, there will be no half-landing during this survey to minimise the risk of COVID-related infections being returned to the vessel. |
| Chief scientist | Adrian Weetman (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Unknown |
| Specific | Firth of Forth, Moray Firth, Fladen, The Minch, Sound of Jura, Firth of Clyde |
