FRV Scotia 0623S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) |
| Cruise identifier | 0623S |
| Cruise period | 2023-05-18 — 2023-06-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To obtain estimates of the distribution and abundance of Nephrops burrows at Fladen, the Devil's Hole, the North Minch, South Minch, Sound of Jura, Clyde, Moray Firth and at the Noup using underwater television (UWTV) video cameras. 2. To use the video footage to record occurrence of other benthic fauna and evidence of commercial trawling activity. 3. To collect trawl caught samples of Nephrops for comparison of reproductive condition and morphometrics. 4. If trawling occurs, record and retain marine litter obtained from trawling as part of the MSFD. 5. To collect sediment samples at each UWTV station. 6. If time and conditions allow, to recover and deploy SPAN moorings in the Clyde and along the North coast. Narrative in attached cruise report. |
| Chief scientist | Adrian Weetman (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (1.01 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.50 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Unknown |
| Specific | Moray Firth, North Minch, South Minch, Fladen, Clyde, Sound of Jura, Noup, Devils Hole. |
| Track charts | (0.45 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: For Nephrops length frequency, weight, morphometric and maturity staging, using a BT175 trawl |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 281 Description: Towed UWTV sledge runs |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: number of deployments = 6 Description: SPAN acoustic mooring deployment only |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: number of recoveries = 1 Description: SPAN acoustic mooring recovery |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of hauls = 247 Description: Sledge mounted van Veen sediment samples for particle size analysis |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | 58° 37' 20" N 4° 0' 0" W — SPAN cetacean mooring, Totegan_5, deployment |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | 58° 40' 6" N 3° 59' 57" W — SPAN cetacean mooring, Totegan_10, deployment |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | 58° 52' 44" N 3° 42' 28" W — SPAN cetacean mooring, Orkney West, recovery and deployment |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | 55° 37' 30" N 5° 3' 55" W — SPAN cetacean mooring, Portencross, deployment |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | 55° 20' 50" N 5° 23' 38" W — SPAN cetacean mooring, Kilbrannan Sound, deployment |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | 58° 42' 40" N 3° 59' 56" W — SPAN cetacean mooring, Totegan_15, deployment |
