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FRV Scotia 1703S

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier1703S
Cruise period2003-11-12 — 2003-12-04
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To participate in the ICES co-ordinated Western Division Bottom Trawl Survey.
2. To obtain temperature and salinity data at each trawling position.
3. To carry out benthic sampling at selected trawling stations.
4. To gather and store acoustic data from the EK500 echosounder.
Chief scientistAlexander P Robb (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectWestern Division Bottom Trawl Surveys
Coordinating bodyICES
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 1703S cruise report 1703s.pdf (0.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorth and west of Scotland, NW Ireland, Irish Sea, the Minches
Track chartsFRV Scotia 1703S cruise track — 1703s_track.pdf (0.11 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: activity duration in days = 23
Description: Days of Surface Temp & Salinity measurements
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 83
Biology and fisheries 
PhytobenthosQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Benthic stations, beam trawl and van veen grab, Abundance, Length, Weight, samples
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Benthic stations, beam trawl and van veen grab, Abundance, Length, Weight, samples.
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 83
Description: Hauls for Abundance, Length, Age, Weight, samples, GOV Trawl
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 83
Description: Hauls for Abundance, Length, Age, Weight, samples, GOV Trawl
Geology and geophysics 
Single-beam echosoundingQuantity: activity duration in days = 23
Description: Days of acoustic fish distribution measurements
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
1  Bottom pressure sensor tide gauge
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Sea level
Date and time
Temperature of the water column
Sea level

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
6361872003-11-22 09:35  — 2003-11-22 15:45 57° 20' 28" N  5° 41' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 636187
80  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Temperature of the water column
Density of the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
6313792003-11-14 03:35 58° 38' 58" N  4° 16' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631379
6314352003-11-15 06:11 58° 11' 3" N  7° 19' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631435
6315522003-11-17 18:08 56° 14' 57" N  9° 3' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631552
6316192003-11-19 16:08 55° 13' 18" N  5° 12' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631619
6317002003-11-21 10:19 53° 45' 58" N  4° 35' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631700
6318532003-11-26 09:06 55° 13' 13" N  10° 1' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631853
6319822003-11-28 20:01 56° 22' 27" N  6° 49' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631982
6320332003-11-29 15:09 57° 4' 28" N  7° 3' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632033
6320452003-11-29 17:09 57° 7' 39" N  6° 46' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632045
6320822003-11-30 13:46 58° 0' 40" N  5° 47' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632082
6314232003-11-14 19:46 58° 51' 25" N  6° 45' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631423
6315402003-11-17 13:18 56° 57' 26" N  9° 2' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631540
6315882003-11-19 03:33 55° 26' 26" N  7° 28' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631588
6316812003-11-20 18:09 53° 57' 15" N  3° 45' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631681
6318412003-11-25 17:45 54° 32' 42" N  10° 10' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631841
6318652003-11-26 11:49 55° 5' 22" N  9° 21' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631865
6318902003-11-27 08:22 55° 48' 39" N  7° 41' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631890
6319212003-11-27 14:41 56° 13' 54" N  8° 22' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631921
6321012003-12-01 08:22 58° 23' 15" N  5° 39' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632101
6321742003-12-02 13:11 59° 22' 59" N  5° 13' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632174
6313672003-11-13 20:21 59° 13' 14" N  4° 14' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631367
6315272003-11-17 02:37 57° 19' 17" N  8° 26' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631527
6316202003-11-19 18:22 55° 24' 54" N  5° 53' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631620
6316442003-11-20 10:32 54° 36' 55" N  3° 54' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631644
6317482003-11-23 15:36 54° 17' 48" N  4° 59' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631748
6317732003-11-24 15:56 54° 35' 3" N  8° 56' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631773
6318042003-11-25 08:20 53° 42' 1" N  10° 52' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631804
6319572003-11-28 12:17 56° 38' 32" N  7° 21' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631957
6319692003-11-28 14:22 56° 31' 5" N  7° 32' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631969
6319942003-11-29 08:56 56° 35' 57" N  7° 16' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631994
6321132003-12-01 10:19 58° 42' 40" N  5° 49' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632113
6314112003-11-14 17:09 58° 46' 54" N  6° 9' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631411
6314962003-11-16 13:06 57° 54' 4" N  9° 27' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631496
6315032003-11-16 15:59 57° 43' 46" N  9° 5' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631503
6316322003-11-20 09:10 54° 37' 39" N  4° 8' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631632
6317362003-11-21 18:50 53° 35' 2" N  5° 45' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631736
6317612003-11-23 18:01 54° 30' 25" N  5° 10' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631761
6317852003-11-24 19:25 54° 29' 7" N  9° 23' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631785
6317972003-11-24 21:14 54° 35' 1" N  9° 32' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631797
6318282003-11-25 15:03 54° 17' 4" N  10° 19' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631828
6319452003-11-28 08:23 56° 48' 49" N  8° 33' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631945
6320082003-11-29 10:50 56° 42' 27" N  7° 24' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632008
6320572003-11-30 08:25 57° 46' 31" N  6° 0' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632057
6321502003-12-02 08:25 59° 30' 28" N  5° 33' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632150
6322172003-12-03 09:47 58° 53' 48" N  3° 48' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632217
6313802003-11-14 12:19 58° 35' 39" N  5° 38' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631380
6314602003-11-15 17:34 58° 17' 57" N  8° 28' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631460
6315642003-11-18 16:00 55° 57' 0" N  6° 38' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631564
6316072003-11-19 10:34 55° 25' 31" N  6° 44' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631607
6316562003-11-20 13:33 54° 24' 11" N  3° 51' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631656
6319082003-11-27 10:35 55° 49' 1" N  8° 14' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631908
6320692003-11-30 09:33 57° 54' 11" N  6° 11' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632069
6320702003-11-30 11:18 58° 2' 5" N  6° 12' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632070
6320942003-11-30 17:18 58° 19' 49" N  5° 54' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632094
6321372003-12-01 16:31 59° 15' 0" N  6° 36' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632137
6313552003-11-13 18:05 59° 20' 30" N  3° 58' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631355
6313922003-11-14 14:55 58° 32' 58" N  6° 4' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631392
6314722003-11-16 08:50 58° 15' 21" N  9° 12' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631472
6315392003-11-17 10:06 57° 19' 11" N  9° 0' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631539
6316682003-11-20 16:12 54° 6' 16" N  4° 2' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631668
6316932003-11-21 09:07 53° 45' 34" N  4° 54' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631693
6317122003-11-21 13:36 54° 2' 1" N  5° 11' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631712
6318772003-11-26 14:29 55° 22' 57" N  9° 16' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631877
6321982003-12-02 19:11 59° 45' 11" N  4° 43' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632198
6314592003-11-15 14:35 58° 31' 37" N  8° 5' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631459
6315762003-11-18 19:07 55° 59' 44" N  7° 13' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631576
6319702003-11-28 17:25 56° 12' 0" N  7° 21' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631970
6321252003-12-01 13:08 59° 0' 28" N  5° 54' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632125
6321622003-12-02 09:51 59° 33' 33" N  5° 7' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632162
6321862003-12-02 16:15 59° 38' 30" N  5° 31' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632186
6322052003-12-03 08:24 58° 57' 20" N  4° 15' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632205
6314472003-11-15 10:41 58° 39' 43" N  7° 14' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631447
6314842003-11-16 10:19 58° 5' 10" N  9° 0' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631484
6315152003-11-16 18:09 57° 39' 28" N  8° 47' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631515
6317242003-11-21 16:47 53° 45' 21" N  5° 34' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631724
6318162003-11-25 10:01 53° 43' 49" N  11° 13' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631816
6318892003-11-26 17:38 55° 45' 33" N  9° 0' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631889
6319332003-11-27 19:47 56° 36' 7" N  8° 22' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 631933
6320212003-11-29 12:23 56° 44' 49" N  6° 58' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632021
6321492003-12-01 19:26 59° 16' 14" N  6° 24' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 632149