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FRV Scotia 0222S
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
Cruise identifier | 0222S |
Cruise period | 2022-01-22 — 2022-02-11 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Objectives
1. To complete an internationally coordinated demersal trawling survey in the North Sea in ICES area IV. 2. To undertake MIK sampling for pre-metamorphosed clupeid and sandeel larvae during the hours of darkness within the trawl survey area. MIKeyM samples will also be collected from selected MIK deployments. 3. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station using a RBR concerto3 CTD. 4. To collect samples of surface and near seabed water for nutrient analysis (nitrates, silicates and phosphates). 5. To collect additional biological data in connection with the EU Data Collection Framework (DCF) and by special request. 6. To record marine litter at each trawl station for MSFD. |
Chief scientist | James Drewery (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise programme | (0.33 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Northeast of Scotland |
Track charts | (0.29 MB) |