NLV Pole Star 0522H
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | NLV Pole Star (740B) |
| Cruise identifier | 0522H |
| Cruise period | 2022-04-20 — 2022-04-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To deploy a large metocean buoy in the outer Firth of Clyde, as part of the oceanographic monitoring component of the EU INTERREG VA COMPASS project. Deployment position detailed in Table 1. 2. To retrieve and re-deploy six subsurface moorings comprising acoustic release systems and the acoustic recording devices attached to them as part of marine mammal monitoring component of the EU INTERREG VA COMPASS project. A daily programme of work will be agreed between the MSS scientists and vessel master. The preference is to deploy the metocean buoy first (weather permitting), before returning to the Inner Hebrides and Minches to service the PAM moorings. |
| Chief scientist | Ewan W J Edwards (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Firth of Clyde, Garvellachs, Stanton Bank, Hyskeir, Tolsta, Stoer Head, Shiant Isles |
