FRV Scotia 1821S
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1821S |
| Cruise period | 2021-12-10 — 2021-12-20 |
| 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) at GoldenEye. 2. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring JONSIS section in the northern North Sea. 3. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel section: Nolso-Flugga. 4. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel section Fair Isle-Munken. 5. Carry out the Loch Ewe CTD transect and collect water and zooplankton samples. 6. Deploy the weeHolocam at all Loch Ewe stations. 7. Take salinity, nutrient, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, TADIC samples along all standard lines, full sampling strategy. 8. Run the thermosalinograph (TSG) throughout the survey. TSG will be cleaned prior to sailing. 9. Run the VMADCP on all the standard sections. 10. Carry out oil degrading bacteria work: water filtration on selected NOL/FIM stations. 11. Provide the Met Office with CTD data similar to 1421S. 12. Recover HECLA Faroes Glider if required and if time allows (potentially at NW corner of Shelf 3 line). Extra work listed below will be performed if time allows, Priority 2 tasks are not listed in order of importance and the sequence will be determined depending on time/location/weather: 13. Set up SBE25 with CDOM fluorometer for the chemists for Survey 0122S. 14. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Stonehaven AlterEco section in the northern North Sea. 15. Perform a Stonehaven CTD cast at beginning/end of cruise (depending on the Stonehaven sampling schedule). 16. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 1 section. 17. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 2 section. 18. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 3 section. 19. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Shelf 4 section. 20. Conduct CTD/VMADCP survey in Yell Sound. 21. If weather/time permits repeat the JONSIS line at the end of the survey and extend to 001° 30’ E (if we have Norwegian clearance). 22. Perform hydrographic sampling along the East Coast section (in the Northern North Sea). 23. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Fedje/Shetland section between Shetland and Norway (in the Northern North Sea). 24. If conditions in the Faroe-Shetland Channel don't allow further work in the Faroe-Shetland Channel, conduct VMADCP/CTD work in the Moray Firth (details to be determined). 25. If weather/time permits, perform a CTD/VMADCP survey on part of the Jonsis line (around 59° 17' N, 001° 15' W). 26. If sheltering in a suitable location around Shetland or Orkney due to bad weather conduct VMADP/CTD surveys (details to be determined). |
| Cruise programme |  (0.35 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | GoldenEye oil field, Loch Ewe, Faroe-Shetland Channel |
