Waterfall 0323H
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Waterfall (747R) |
| Cruise identifier | 0323H |
| Cruise period | 2023-04-03 — 2023-04-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To complete the service of 84 fish tracking moorings in the boundaries of two Moray Firth wind farms. 2. To capture up to 300 gadoid fish in a range of sizes, tag then release them. Procedure Chartered vessel MV Waterfall will depart from Buckie Harbour on 3 April. Waterfall will proceed to the windfarm and deploy the fish capture cages. Once complete, Waterfall will begin servicing moorings and the vessel will work out of Wick harbour, thereafter. The vessel will sail from Wick harbour to preferred fish capture locations within Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) and Moray East Offshore Windfarm (MEOW), deploy fishing equipment to catch gadoids in a range of sizes and service moorings until completed. Gadoids will be tagged internally and put into recovery cages that will be lowered to the seabed and opened using a timed mechanism after 24 hours. Captured fish will also be tagged externally to communicate their participation in this project, and ensure enhanced data returns. The vessel aims to complete the survey and return to Buckie Harbour on 9 April and offload the equipment on the day of arrival. The vessel will operate as a day boat with staff staying ashore at night. |
| Chief scientist | Robert A K Main (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Unknown |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
