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FRV Clupea 1003C_1

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier1003C_1
Cruise period2003-06-05 — 2003-06-18
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnMontrose, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To investigate variation in sandeel population age structure at different locations on the Wee Bankie and Marr Bank from samples collected using the Sandeel dredge.
2. To carry out a demersal trawl survey to determine the abundance and distribution of whiting, haddock and cod, the main fish predators of sandeels. At each trawl station the length frequency of all fish species caught will be determined. Sub-samples of the three gadoids will be weighed to determine length-weight relationships. Otoliths will be taken to determine age composition. Stomach samples will be collected to establish diet and food consumption rates, and livers and gonads will be removed to determine Hepato- and Gonado- Somatic Indices. (Any sandeels and clupeid fish caught during the demersal trawling will be worked up to determine length frequency distributions, length-weight relationships and age composition). Muscle tissue samples will also be collected for fatty acid and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis.
3. To determine spatial variation in water temperature and salinity across the Wee Bankie/Marr Bank study area using a Seabird CTD sampler. Approximately 44 vertical dip stations will be sampled utilising the demersal trawl stations and additional locations mid-way between the trawl stations.
4. To undertake an acoustic survey of sandeels and clupeid fish in the water column using 38 and 120 kH. Concentrations of fish will be sampled using the pelagic trawl. Species composition and length frequency distributions of fish caught will be determined. Sub samples will be weighed and their otoliths removed to establish length-weight relationships and age composition.
5. To conduct a RoxAnn survey of the substrate in the study area to investigate variation in the sandbank structure between this and previous cruises.
6. To conduct a survey of seabirds using the study area, to determine their abundance and distribution, using standard census methods.
7. To record all sightings of marine mammals (number of animals, species if possible, and their location) observed during the course of the cruise.
8. To conduct a hydrographic survey along a transect offshore of Stonehaven. At pre-selected locations the Seabird CTD sampler and the dual Bongo net will be deployed using a vertical dip. Water samples will be collected for salinity, nutrient and phytoplankton analysis. The 1 m plankton net will be deployed using a double oblique tow between selected stations along the transect.
Chief scientistSimon Greenstreet (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 1003C_1 cruise report 1003c.pdf (0.25 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificWee Bankie/Marr Bank Firth of Forth
Track chartsFRV Clupea 1003C_1 cruise track — 1003ctrack.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Water bottles were used to collected nutrient samples along the Stonehaven Transect
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 73
Description: CTD stations were located across the Firth of Forth
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Phosphates were collected along the Stonehaven Transect
NitrateQuantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Nitrates were collected along the Stonehaven Transect
SilicateQuantity: number of samples = 6
Description: Silicates were collected along the Stonehaven Transect
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of samples = 40
Description: Chlorophyll samples collected on most CTD dips
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 6
Description: Phytoplankton collected with Bongo Nets/Integrated plankton sampler
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 6
Description: Zooplankton collected with Bongo Nets/Integrated plankton sampler
BirdsQuantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: A seabird survey was carried out along the line of the acoustic transect in the Forth
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 7
Description: Pelagic fish were sampled in the Firth of Forth
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 19
Description: Demersal fish were sampled in the Firth of Forth
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms.Quantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: An acoustic survey was carried out in the Firth of Forth
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
74  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
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
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
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
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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6337182003-06-07 04:50 56° 17' 29" N  2° 19' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633718
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6341072003-06-11 07:55 56° 27' 19" N  1° 59' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634107
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6337552003-06-07 09:24 56° 12' 24" N  2° 0' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633755
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6340272003-06-10 09:10 56° 6' 31" N  2° 11' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634027
6335342003-06-05 11:30 57° 29' 39" N  1° 42' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633534
6336022003-06-05 17:35 56° 57' 43" N  2° 2' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633602
6337802003-06-07 12:30 56° 7' 31" N  1° 59' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633780
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6338592003-06-08 09:29 56° 7' 31" N  1° 28' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633859
6339392003-06-09 10:10 56° 17' 26" N  1° 59' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633939
6340882003-06-11 06:25 56° 27' 19" N  2° 10' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634088
6341562003-06-11 11:25 56° 22' 23" N  1° 59' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634156
6337922003-06-07 13:12 56° 2' 45" N  1° 58' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633792
6339882003-06-10 06:10 56° 2' 33" N  2° 29' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633988
6339272003-06-09 08:32 56° 17' 42" N  1° 46' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633927
6338962003-06-08 14:02 56° 2' 34" N  1° 50' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633896
6339402003-06-09 11:38 56° 14' 3" N  2° 19' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633940
6339032003-06-09 06:30 56° 17' 23" N  1° 31' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633903
6340152003-06-10 08:31 56° 2' 31" N  2° 10' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634015
6335462003-06-05 14:45 56° 57' 33" N  1° 44' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633546
6336382003-06-06 10:30 56° 27' 35" N  1° 39' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633638
6336142003-06-05 18:00 56° 57' 46" N  2° 5' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633614
6343532003-06-12 09:30 56° 17' 27" N  1° 25' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634353
6340642003-06-11 04:15 56° 27' 31" N  2° 32' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634064
6341322003-06-11 09:55 56° 22' 46" N  1° 40' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634132
6340032003-06-10 06:50 56° 2' 42" N  2° 21' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634003
6340402003-06-10 12:35 56° 20' 42" N  2° 24' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634040
6341442003-06-11 10:40 56° 22' 26" N  1° 50' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634144
6341812003-06-11 12:58 56° 22' 28" N  2° 19' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634181
6335952003-06-05 17:10 56° 57' 40" N  1° 58' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633595
6336632003-06-06 12:15 56° 22' 21" N  1° 49' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633663
6338112003-06-08 05:00 56° 2' 0" N  1° 42' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633811
6339152003-06-09 08:00 56° 17' 10" N  1° 39' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633915
6339762003-06-10 04:20 56° 8' 2" N  2° 33' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633976
6342002003-06-12 04:15 56° 17' 27" N  2° 30' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634200
6342852003-06-12 07:06 56° 17' 26" N  1° 55' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634285
6343162003-06-12 08:16 56° 17' 22" N  1° 40' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634316
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6336262003-06-06 10:00 56° 27' 46" N  1° 45' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633626
6336992003-06-06 15:45 56° 22' 28" N  2° 30' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633699
6337062003-06-07 04:10 56° 17' 28" N  2° 29' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633706
6337312003-06-07 05:30 56° 17' 13" N  2° 12' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633731
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6340392003-06-10 10:55 56° 7' 30" N  2° 19' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634039
6340522003-06-11 03:50 56° 24' 58" N  2° 35' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634052
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6338842003-06-08 13:08 56° 7' 37" N  1° 40' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633884
6339642003-06-09 14:18 56° 7' 11" N  2° 39' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 633964
6340762003-06-11 05:45 56° 27' 36" N  2° 20' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 634076
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