FRV Scotia 0203S

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Ship name (ship code)

FRV Scotia (748S)

Cruise identifier

0203S

Cruise period

2003-01-15 — 2003-02-03

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Port of return

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Purpose

Fisheries

Objectives

To take part in the International Bottom Trawl Survey in the North Sea.
To determine the pre-recruit strength of selected commercial fish.To determine the abundance of pre-metamorphosis herring larvae.To monitor surface and bottom temperatures, salinities, nitrates, silicates and phosphates

Chief scientist

Andrew W Newton (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)

Project

International Bottom Trawl Survey - Q1 North Sea

Coordinating body

ICES

Cruise report

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Ocean/sea areas

General

North Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)

Specific

Shetland Isles and northern North Sea

Track charts

(0.07 MB)

Measurements

Physical oceanography

CTD stations

Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom salinities and temperature

Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements

Description: Underway salinity and temperature measured continuously throughout cruise by thermosalinograph

Chemical oceanography

Phosphate

Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom nutrient data

Nitrate

Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom nutrient data

Silicate

Quantity: number of stations = 54
Description: Top and Bottom nutrient data

Biology and fisheries

Eggs and larvae

Quantity: number of hauls = 101
Description: Length and abundance of herring and sprat larvae

Pelagic fish

Quantity: number of hauls = 53
Description: Length, weight and age data for all major commercial fish

Demersal fish

Quantity: number of hauls = 53
Description: Length, weight and age data for all major commercial fish

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

51 CTD/STD cast

Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output

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Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Raw fluorometer output

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
635239	2003-01-20 16:24	57° 53' 13" N 3° 20' 25" W
635393	2003-01-26 07:44	59° 6' 40" N 0° 51' 56" W
635516	2003-01-30 10:20	56° 42' 25" N 3° 35' 15" E
635079	2003-01-16 07:20	56° 46' 13" N 2° 14' 57" W
635159	2003-01-18 15:30	57° 21' 58" N 1° 11' 55" W
635123	2003-01-17 13:54	56° 17' 57" N 0° 58' 54" W
635215	2003-01-20 10:32	58° 11' 4" N 2° 37' 40" W
635240	2003-01-21 07:31	59° 11' 51" N 2° 15' 1" W
635276	2003-01-21 16:32	59° 3' 50" N 1° 51' 49" W
635332	2003-01-23 11:15	61° 1' 34" N 1° 15' 48" W
635344	2003-01-23 13:32	61° 4' 4" N 0° 42' 0" W
635080	2003-01-16 13:12	56° 46' 13" N 1° 35' 43" W
635092	2003-01-17 08:23	56° 20' 1" N 2° 7' 15" W
635160	2003-01-19 07:28	57° 47' 3" N 0° 19' 0" W
635172	2003-01-19 10:18	57° 49' 13" N 1° 3' 41" W
635196	2003-01-19 16:26	58° 25' 23" N 0° 49' 12" W
635485	2003-01-29 10:11	57° 38' 25" N 3° 40' 37" E
635504	2003-01-30 07:22	56° 45' 29" N 4° 11' 22" E
635288	2003-01-22 08:07	59° 48' 2" N 2° 22' 3" W
635320	2003-01-23 07:32	60° 39' 48" N 1° 43' 9" W
635577	2003-01-31 14:44	57° 36' 16" N 2° 12' 31" E
635608	2003-02-01 13:24	56° 34' 59" N 1° 9' 17" E
635621	2003-02-02 07:25	55° 50' 32" N 0° 31' 25" W
635147	2003-01-18 12:28	57° 18' 43" N 0° 36' 53" W
635203	2003-01-20 07:32	57° 57' 28" N 2° 50' 38" W
635319	2003-01-22 13:17	60° 4' 10" N 1° 40' 50" W
635368	2003-01-25 11:59	59° 47' 10" N 0° 27' 37" W
635412	2003-01-26 13:39	58° 54' 34" N 0° 20' 25" E
635436	2003-01-27 10:22	58° 23' 9" N 1° 9' 34" E
635448	2003-01-27 13:10	58° 18' 33" N 0° 34' 18" E
635590	2003-02-01 09:52	56° 57' 55" N 0° 31' 59" E
635184	2003-01-19 12:41	58° 3' 37" N 1° 10' 1" W
635227	2003-01-20 12:54	58° 12' 19" N 3° 1' 15" W
635264	2003-01-21 13:06	58° 53' 32" N 1° 50' 16" W
635307	2003-01-22 10:35	59° 51' 19" N 1° 56' 49" W
635381	2003-01-25 14:49	60° 0' 49" N 0° 38' 16" W
635589	2003-02-01 07:18	57° 13' 11" N 0° 10' 6" E
635633	2003-02-02 11:55	55° 55' 43" N 1° 23' 22" W
635356	2003-01-23 17:19	60° 45' 23" N 0° 36' 42" W
635473	2003-01-29 07:24	57° 38' 41" N 4° 5' 39" E
635553	2003-01-31 10:22	57° 16' 9" N 1° 51' 4" E
635111	2003-01-17 11:28	56° 13' 3" N 1° 30' 29" W
635135	2003-01-18 09:14	56° 46' 22" N 0° 15' 29" W
635252	2003-01-21 10:36	58° 53' 46" N 2° 16' 49" W
635400	2003-01-26 09:56	58° 55' 58" N 0° 41' 13" W
635424	2003-01-27 07:31	58° 41' 19" N 1° 10' 34" E
635461	2003-01-27 17:38	57° 53' 31" N 0° 41' 22" E
635497	2003-01-29 12:26	57° 27' 28" N 3° 34' 16" E
635528	2003-01-30 15:40	56° 45' 52" N 2° 31' 35" E
635541	2003-01-31 07:30	57° 20' 21" N 2° 21' 18" E
635565	2003-01-31 12:55	57° 31' 49" N 1° 56' 10" E

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