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FRV Scotia 1721S

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier1721S
Cruise period2021-11-14 — 2021-12-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Demersal trawling survey (SCOWCGFS-Q4) of the grounds off the north and west of Scotland in ICES Subarea 6a and 7b.
2. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station.
3. Collect additional biological data in connection with the EU Data Collection Framework (DCF).
4. Retrieval and re-deployment of COMPASS moorings located at discrete sites within the survey area.
5. Opportunistic retrieval of 4 acoustic receiver moorings from locations east of Barra Point for the Atlantic Salmon Trust (AST).
6. Potential recovery and retrieval of Hydrographic Glider from a location within the North Minch during the second half of the survey for the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC).
Chief scientistFinlay Burns (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 1721S cruise programme 1721s.pdf  (0.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificICES Areas VIa, VIIb