FRV Scotia 1621S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1621S |
| Cruise period | 2021-10-30 — 2021-11-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
- To map the composition, distribution and abundance of continental slope species on the western deepwater continental slope from Donegal to the Flannans (55–59N) and Rosemary Bank. - To collect samples of key species for population studies and / or chemical analysis. - To incorporate a groundgear bagnet on the BT184 at selected stations to further evaluate BT184 catchability of deepwater fish species at different depths and provide data on benthic assemblages. - To collect temperature at depth during all hauls using a data storage sensor attached to the trawl headline. - To undertake any other sampling requests such as MSFD marine litter recording. |
| Chief scientist | James Drewery (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.61 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Hebrides Slope, Rosemary Bank |
