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RRS Discovery D282

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74E3)
Cruise identifierD282
Cruise period2004-06-30 — 2004-08-01
StatusCompleted
Port of departureVigo, Spain
Port of returnGovan, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThis cruise was undertaken jointly under the NERC Core Strategic Programme of the SOC George Deacon Division (BICEP: Biophysical Controls on Export Production) and the EU project OASIS (Oceanic Seamounts: an integrated study) project co-ordinated by Dr Bernd Christiansen, Universitat Hamburg (EVK3-CT-2002-00073-OASIS). The general aim of the cruise is to undertake a range of physical, chemical and biological investigations on and around Seine and Sedlo Seamounts. Specific objectives for the cruise include: 1) The recovery of two current meter moorings from Seine Seamount (originally deployed from FS Poseidon in March 2004); 2) To make underway observations of upper water column currents and zooplankton migrations (using ADCPs and 10 kHz echosounder); 3) To assess water column hydrography, primary production and biogeochemistry through deployments of a CTD and water bottle rosette; 4) To assess the biochemistry and biogeochemistry of suspended particulate matter by the use of SAPS (stand alone pumping system); 5) To investigate the taxonomy, ecology and biogeochemistry of zooplankton communities using a multiple opening and closing net system (MOCNESS); 6) To make photographic (stills and video) observations of the seabed and it's larger fauna (megabenthos) using the SOC SHRIMP system (Seabed High Resolution Imaging Platform).
Discovery sailed Vigo 30 June 2004. Operations around Seine Seamount were carried out 6-18 July and around Sedlo Seamount 20-26 July. Discovery docked Govan 1 August 2004.
Chief scientistBrian James Bett (Southampton Oceanography Centre)
ProjectBICEP and OASIS
Coordinating bodyUK NERC Core Strategic Project and EU Project
Cruise reportRRS Discovery D282 cruise report d282.pdf (3.58 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificSeine Seamount and Sedlo Seamount
Track chartsRRS Discovery D282 cruise track — d282_04roscop4636trk.pdf (0.39 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 30
Description: Numerous parameters assessed, consult corresponding SOC cruise report
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 50
Description: CTD profile data (also oxygen, fluorescence, transmission, PAR/irradiance)
Current profiler (eg ADCP)Quantity: activity duration in days = 14
Description: Underway ADCP data (75 and 150 kHz)
Biology and fisheries 
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON)Quantity: number of profiles = 9
Description: Stand alone pumping system (2-4 units deployed per cast), various parameters to be assessed
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 10
Description: MOCNESS multi-net system (12-20 nets per hauls), various parameters to be assessed
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of deployments = 6
Description: SHRIMP camera vehicle (in total 50 hours of seabed video and c. 4,500 still photographs)
Demersal fishQuantity: number of deployments = 6
Description: SHRIMP camera vehicle (in total 50 hours of seabed video and c. 4,500 still photographs)
Geology and geophysics 
Bottom photographyQuantity: number of deployments = 6
Description: SHRIMP camera vehicle (in total 50 hours of seabed video and c. 4,500 still photographs)
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters33° 49' 52" N  14° 17' 51" W — Recovered 14/07/04, 3 x RCMs (1190, 1521 and 1566m)
Current meters33° 42' 10" N  14° 28' 21" W — Recovered 06/07/04, 3 x RCMs (1160, 1500 and 1533m)