FRV Scotia 1822S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 1822S |
| Cruise period | 2022-12-10 — 2022-12-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. Perform Stonehaven sampling (including CTD, bongo, phytoplankton sample, secci disc) at beginning/end of cruise. Achieved 2. Test the SBE25+ and CTD carousel (main CTD crane) at GoldenEye. SBE25+ and CTD crane were tested at Stonehaven and GoldenEye site skipped. 3. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring JONSIS section in the northern North Sea. Achieved 4. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel section: Nolso-Flugga. Achieved 5. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring Faroe-Shetland Channel section Fair Isle-Munken. Achieved 6. Carry out the Loch Ewe CTD transect and collect water and zooplankton samples. Achieved 7. Deploy the weeHolocam at all Loch Ewe transect stations (plus a deep deployment test). Achieved 8. Take salinity, nutrient, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, TADIC samples along all standard lines, full sampling strategy. Achieved 9. Run the thermosalinograph (TSG) throughout the survey. TSG will be cleaned prior to sailing. Achieved 10. Run the VMADCP on all the standard sections. Achieved 11. Provide the Met Office with CTD data similar to previous cruises. Achieved 12. Recover NOC's ocean glider near the JONSIS line if timing/weather permits (TBC). Glider recovered by NOC the previous week. 13. Perform hydrographic sampling along the Stonehaven AlterEco section in the northern North Sea. Partly achieved. Narrative in attached cruise report. |
| Chief scientist | Berit Rabe (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.37 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.75 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | JONSIS line, Faroe-Shetland Channel, Northern North Sea, Loch Ewe. |
