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FRV Scotia 0705S_1

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Scotia (748S)
Cruise identifier0705S_1
Cruise period2005-05-07 — 2005-05-26
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To perform hydrographic surveys along the JONSIS standard section in the northern North Sea.
2. To perform hydrographic surveys along the standard Faroe Shetland Channel sections.
3. To service two ADCP moorings in the Faroe Shetland Channel.
4. To recover two current meter moorings east of the Shetland Islands.
5. To recover a current meter mooring west of the Shetland Islands.
6. To carry out coastal hydrographic surveys.
7. To investigate post-smolt migration pathways along the shelf edge.
8. To perform ad-hoc CTD surveys in order to describe the environment within which post smolts are found.
9. To undertake a pilot study for the use of synthetic adsorbents in order to assess the concentration of free marine biotoxins and other compounds in the environment.
10. To collect 20 carboys of low nutrient seawater for Quasimeme.
11. To perform ad-hoc towed array acoustic recordings for cetaceans and deployment of sonobuoys.

Throughout the cruise, sea surface temperature, salinity and fluorescence recordings were made using a Sea-Bird SBE21 Thermosalinograph and Sea Point Fluorometer. Surface samples were taken throughout the cruise to calibrate these data
Chief scientistGeorge Slesser (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Scotia 0705S_1 cruise programme 0705s_pt1.pdf  (0.21 MB) 
Cruise reportFRV Scotia 0705S_1 cruise report 0705s1.pdf (0.08 MB)  FRV Scotia 0705S_1 cruise report frs_data_report_oct05.pdf (1.33 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificNorthern North Sea, Faroe-Shetland Channel, shelf edge west of Scotland, north of Shetland
Track chartsFRV Scotia 0705S_1 cruise track — scotia07_05trk.pdf (0.14 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of samples = 20
Description: Twenty carboys were filled with low nutrient seawater for QUASIMEME at 59 17.09N, 000 00.41W
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 104
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: number of samples = 41
Description: Samples collected to assess the concentration of free marine bio-toxins and other compounds in the environment. Eight of the samples were duplicates for quality control purposes.
Biology and fisheries 
Mammals and reptilesQuantity: number of stations = 674
Description: 2 minute listening stations for cetacean acoustics were undertaken at 15 minute intervals
Mammals and reptilesQuantity: activity duration in hours = 170
Description: Acoustic monitoring of cetaceans using keel mounted hydrophones and towed hydrophone array (0.2-150 kHz)
Mammals and reptilesQuantity: number of deployments = 11
Description: Sonobuoys deployed at hydrographic stations in water depths greater than 300 m for low frequency recordings of cetacean acoustics.
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters60° 28' 37" N  0° 7' 44" W — Deployment of East of Shetland 2 mooring
Current meters60° 34' 30" N  0° 38' 4" W — Deployment of East of Shetland 1 mooring
Current meters60° 28' 32" N  0° 7' 42" W — Recovery of East Shetland 2 mooring
Current meters60° 34' 26" N  0° 37' 53" W — Recovery of East Shetland 1 mooring
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 16' 36" N  4° 20' 0" W — Recovery of NORDIC WOCE NWSE mooring
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 16' 34" N  4° 19' 53" W — Deployment of NORDIC WOCE NWSE mooring
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 27' 1" N  4° 22' 32" W — Recovery of NORDIC WOCE NWSD mooring
Current profiler (eg ADCP)60° 26' 59" N  4° 22' 28" W — Deployment of NORDIC WOCE NWSD mooring
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
104  CTD/STD cast
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
7101922005-05-08 05:33 59° 17' 3" N  1° 56' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710192
7102232005-05-08 07:13 59° 16' 58" N  1° 40' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710223
7102472005-05-08 09:03 59° 16' 44" N  1° 20' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710247
7102592005-05-08 10:02 59° 16' 47" N  1° 10' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710259
7103402005-05-09 05:54 60° 30' 0" N  0° 19' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710340
7103522005-05-09 07:23 60° 29' 54" N  0° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710352
7103642005-05-09 08:43 60° 30' 4" N  0° 20' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710364
7103882005-05-09 10:09 60° 29' 57" N  0° 39' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710388
7105612005-05-12 02:15 61° 11' 3" N  2° 25' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710561
7105852005-05-12 06:36 61° 21' 2" N  3° 9' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710585
7107452005-05-13 14:26 60° 28' 52" N  4° 26' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710745
7108372005-05-15 06:50 59° 59' 43" N  0° 40' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710837
7109292005-05-15 21:10 60° 50' 3" N  1° 40' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710929
7110172005-05-16 07:11 60° 49' 59" N  0° 39' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711017
7110302005-05-16 08:42 60° 54' 51" N  0° 50' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711030
7111952005-05-17 07:07 61° 14' 51" N  0° 0' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711195
7102842005-05-08 13:50 59° 17' 0" N  0° 20' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710284
7103152005-05-09 01:36 60° 29' 51" N  1° 19' 59" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710315
7104192005-05-09 18:06 60° 29' 59" N  1° 0' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710419
7104682005-05-10 04:31 60° 49' 57" N  0° 0' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710468
7106412005-05-12 19:05 61° 53' 54" N  5° 45' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710641
7106532005-05-12 20:49 62° 0' 0" N  6° 12' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710653
7108012005-05-13 21:16 60° 10' 2" N  3° 44' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710801
7108622005-05-15 09:45 60° 0' 11" N  0° 0' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710862
7109542005-05-16 01:15 60° 49' 48" N  0° 39' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710954
7109912005-05-16 05:33 60° 49' 49" N  0° 20' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710991
7112382005-05-17 11:04 60° 49' 34" N  0° 0' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711238
7112992005-05-17 18:11 61° 15' 0" N  1° 0' 0" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711299
7103032005-05-09 00:08 60° 29' 47" N  1° 39' 47" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710303
7104202005-05-10 00:44 60° 49' 55" N  0° 43' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710420
7105482005-05-12 01:00 61° 9' 20" N  2° 17' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710548
7106902005-05-13 06:52 60° 46' 59" N  5° 16' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710690
7107082005-05-13 08:28 60° 42' 44" N  5° 6' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710708
7108862005-05-15 12:15 60° 0' 12" N  0° 39' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710886
7109662005-05-16 02:48 60° 49' 51" N  0° 19' 53" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710966
7110662005-05-16 11:54 61° 9' 47" N  0° 49' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711066
7110782005-05-16 13:01 61° 14' 47" N  0° 49' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711078
7111092005-05-16 16:19 61° 29' 44" N  0° 49' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711109
7111102005-05-16 18:23 61° 39' 55" N  0° 50' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711110
7111222005-05-16 20:30 61° 50' 0" N  0° 49' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711122
7102602005-05-08 10:53 59° 17' 0" N  1° 0' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710260
7104442005-05-10 02:10 60° 49' 57" N  0° 30' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710444
7105362005-05-11 23:49 61° 8' 0" N  2° 9' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710536
7107572005-05-13 16:07 60° 24' 52" N  4° 18' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710757
7108252005-05-15 06:01 60° 1' 21" N  0° 49' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710825
7110542005-05-16 10:48 61° 4' 53" N  0° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711054
7111462005-05-17 01:48 61° 49' 38" N  0° 0' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711146
7111832005-05-17 06:13 61° 19' 57" N  0° 0' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711183
7112022005-05-17 07:58 61° 10' 0" N  0° 0' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711202
7112262005-05-17 09:47 60° 59' 58" N  0° 0' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711226
7112632005-05-17 15:35 60° 59' 54" N  0° 59' 51" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711263
7112872005-05-17 17:19 61° 10' 0" N  1° 0' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711287
7113062005-05-17 19:05 61° 20' 2" N  0° 59' 58" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711306
7101802005-05-08 03:48 59° 17' 28" N  2° 4' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710180
7102112005-05-08 06:25 59° 17' 5" N  1° 48' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710211
7103762005-05-09 09:27 60° 29' 57" N  0° 29' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710376
7105122005-05-11 21:39 61° 4' 0" N  1° 53' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710512
7105732005-05-12 03:52 61° 13' 59" N  2° 40' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710573
7106162005-05-12 15:37 61° 41' 43" N  4° 51' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710616
7107692005-05-13 17:41 60° 20' 17" N  4° 8' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710769
7107942005-05-13 20:25 60° 13' 3" N  3° 51' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710794
7108132005-05-15 05:10 60° 0' 1" N  1° 0' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710813
7108492005-05-15 07:40 60° 0' 10" N  0° 30' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710849
7108742005-05-15 11:00 60° 0' 0" N  0° 20' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710874
7109052005-05-15 14:46 60° 0' 5" N  1° 19' 50" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710905
7110052005-05-16 06:22 60° 49' 57" N  0° 30' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711005
7110292005-05-16 07:43 60° 50' 4" N  0° 44' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711029
7111342005-05-16 23:55 62° 0' 6" N  0° 0' 20" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711134
7101792005-05-08 02:52 59° 17' 31" N  2° 12' 47" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710179
7102352005-05-08 08:10 59° 16' 49" N  1° 30' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710235
7102722005-05-08 12:22 59° 17' 5" N  0° 40' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710272
7103392005-05-09 04:26 60° 29' 55" N  0° 39' 52" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710339
7104322005-05-10 01:17 60° 49' 54" N  0° 39' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710432
7105972005-05-12 09:45 61° 27' 51" N  3° 42' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710597
7106042005-05-12 12:46 61° 34' 41" N  4° 15' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710604
7106282005-05-12 17:33 61° 48' 57" N  5° 20' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710628
7106772005-05-13 03:08 61° 1' 53" N  5° 56' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710677
7106892005-05-13 05:08 60° 51' 16" N  5° 28' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710689
7107212005-05-13 10:23 60° 38' 8" N  4° 53' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710721
7108502005-05-15 08:30 60° 0' 6" N  0° 19' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710850
7109782005-05-16 04:12 60° 49' 59" N  0° 0' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710978
7110422005-05-16 09:44 60° 59' 48" N  0° 50' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711042
7112142005-05-17 08:52 61° 5' 7" N  0° 0' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711214
7102962005-05-08 15:21 59° 17' 5" N  0° 0' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710296
7104812005-05-11 17:33 60° 55' 56" N  0° 59' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710481
7103272005-05-09 03:05 60° 29' 45" N  1° 0' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710327
7104072005-05-09 17:13 60° 30' 0" N  0° 50' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710407
7104562005-05-10 03:00 60° 49' 58" N  0° 20' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710456
7104932005-05-11 18:56 60° 58' 40" N  1° 17' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710493
7105242005-05-11 22:42 61° 5' 59" N  2° 1' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710524
7106652005-05-13 01:18 61° 11' 57" N  6° 21' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710665
7107332005-05-13 12:10 60° 34' 52" N  4° 44' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710733
7107822005-05-13 19:34 60° 15' 55" N  3° 58' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710782
7108982005-05-15 13:31 59° 59' 58" N  0° 59' 56" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710898
7109172005-05-15 16:01 59° 59' 57" N  1° 38' 57" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710917
7109422005-05-15 23:53 60° 49' 55" N  1° 0' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710942
7110912005-05-16 14:25 61° 19' 57" N  0° 49' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711091
7112512005-05-17 14:18 60° 49' 58" N  1° 0' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711251
7112752005-05-17 16:27 61° 4' 54" N  1° 0' 1" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711275
7105002005-05-11 20:21 61° 1' 21" N  1° 35' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710500
7107702005-05-13 18:40 60° 18' 24" N  4° 4' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710770
7109302005-05-15 22:32 60° 49' 52" N  1° 19' 49" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 710930
7111582005-05-17 03:23 61° 39' 56" N  0° 0' 19" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711158
7111712005-05-17 04:52 61° 29' 56" N  0° 0' 2" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 711171
4  Paddle wheel current meter
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
7027692005-05-10 16:00  — 2005-10-01 09:30 60° 28' 37" N  0° 7' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 702769
7027702005-05-10 16:00  — 2005-10-01 10:00 60° 28' 37" N  0° 7' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 702770
7027822005-05-10 20:00  — 2005-10-01 07:00 60° 34' 30" N  0° 38' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 702782
7027942005-05-10 20:00  — 2005-10-01 07:00 60° 34' 30" N  0° 38' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 702794