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FRV Clupea 0601C

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier0601C
Cruise period2001-04-25 — 2001-05-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Objectives1) To undertake a grab survey in the vicinity of the former sewage sludge disposal sites off Garroch Head, to collect seabed sediment samples for microbiological analyses on FRV Clupea and physical and chemical analyses at the FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen.
2) To undertake a Craib corer survey in the vicinity of the former sewage sludge disposal sites off Garroch Head, to collect seabed sediment samples for Eh/pH analyses on FRV Clupea.
3) To undertake an Agassiz trawl survey in the vicinity of the former sewage sludge disposal sites off Garroch Head to identify the predominant benthic epifauna species and, if possible, to collect representative species for chemical analysis at FRS ML.
4) To undertake an underwater television survey in the vicinity of the former sewage sludge disposal sites off Garroch Head, to assess the distribution of man-made debris and to supplement the Agassiz trawl surveys.
5) To undertake beam trawl surveys at selected locations in the Firth of Clyde, to collect Buccinum and Neptunia spp. For TBT and DBT analyses at FRS ML.
6) To undertake grab surveys at selected dredged material disposal sites in the Firth of Clyde, the North Channel, the Sea of Hebrides and the Minch, to collect seabed sediment samples for physical and chemical analyses at FRS ML.
7) To undertake underwater television surveys at selected dredged material disposal sites in the Firth of Clyde, the North Channel, the Sea of Hebrides and the Minch, to confirm the levels of man-made debris and to identify the predominant benthic epifauna species.
8) To undertake grab surveys at selected dredged material disposal sites around the Shetland Isles and Fair Isle, to collect seabed sediment samples for physical and chemical analyses at FRS ML.
9) To undertake underwater television surveys at selected dredged material disposal sites around the Shetland Isles and Fair Isle, to confirm the levels of man-made debris and to identify the predominant benthic epifauna species.
10) To undertake underwater television surveys at the Helmsdale and Fraserburgh dredged material disposal sites, to confirm the levels of surface debris and to identify the predominant benthic epifauna species.
Chief scientistDerek Saward (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 0601C cruise report 0601c.pdf (2.15 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificGarroch Head, Firth of Clyde, North Channel, Sea of Hebrides, Shetland Isles, Fair Isle
Track chartsFRV Clupea 0601C cruise track — 0601ctrack.pdf (0.21 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 2
Description: CTD stations
Chemical oceanography 
pHQuantity: number of cores = 13
Description: Core samples for Eh/pH measurements.
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: number of samples = 35
Description: Grab samples for sediment analysis of chemical and physical properties.
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: number of samples = 54
Description: Grab samples for sediment analysis of microbiology, chemistry and physical properties.
Biology and fisheries 
Benthic bacteria/micro-organismsQuantity: number of samples = 54
Description: Grab samples for sediment analysis of microbiology, chemistry and physical properties.
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of hauls = 11
Description: 11 fifteen minute Agassiz trawls for benthic epifauna.
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 16
Description: 30 minute beam trawls samples taken for chemical analysis.
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 35
Description: Grab samples for sediment analysis of chemical and physical properties.
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 54
Description: Grab samples for sediment analysis of microbiology, chemistry and physical properties.
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 13
Description: Core samples for Eh/pH measurements.
Bottom photographyQuantity: number of track lines = 23
Description: towed sledge underwater television transects.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
2  CTD/STD cast
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
5694932001-05-05 08:32 57° 38' 35" N  5° 56' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 569493
5694812001-04-26 09:08 57° 38' 32" N  5° 56' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 569481