FRV Scotia 0606S
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise identifier | 0606S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise period | 2006-04-11 — 2006-04-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To conduct a trawl and baited camera survey around the Buzzard platform site. 2. To carry out further baited camera and trawl sampling at other selected locations away from the Buzzard platform and/or at the Scott and Telford platform sites. 3. To collect sediments for organic carbon, particle size, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), chlorobiphenyl (CB) and brominated flame retardants (BFR) chemistry within the Buzzard survey area and from selected locations away from the Buzzard site. 4. To sample flatfish species from trawls in the survey area and other locations for biological effects (hepatic mixed function oxidase by EROD determination and PAH bile metabolites) and chemical analyses (PAH and CB). 5. To test fish traps tested as a method for collecting samples around the platform in the future. Narrative Scotia sailed from Aberdeen at 1000 on Tuesday 11 April and made passage to the Buchan Deeps to carry out winch tests and shakedown deployments of the baited camera mooring. However, problems with one of the propulsion motors forced a return to Aberdeen where the vessel remained until 1500 the following day. Once performance tests were complete, Scotia made way towards the Buchan Deeps, arriving at 1800. An un-instrumented familiarization deployment of the frame and mooring line was carried out. Once this had been recovered, and winch tests were complete, Scotia continued to the Buzzard control site, arriving on station at 2225. The first baited camera deployment was made shortly afterwards. A second deployment was made 1200m to the south of the platform in the early hours of Thursday morning. During retrieval of this deployment, later that morning, marginal weather conditions resulted in the vessel running over the mooring line as it was brought onboard and the line parted approximately 15m above the floatation package. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief scientist | Emma Jones (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project | MFO6s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinating body | FRS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise report |  (0.02 MB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | North Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specific | Buzzard Platform region, northwestern North Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical oceanography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biology and fisheries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 8 Description: A number of beam trawls were made throughout the cruise. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of deployments = 20 Description: A number of deployments were made with a baited camera. 900 photos were taken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 Description: A number of GOV trawls were made throughout the cruise. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geology and geophysics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | Description: A number of Day grabs took place during the cruise. No. of grabs not noted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 20 Description: A number of deployments were made with a baited camera. 900 photos were taken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 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 Vertical spatial coordinates Salinity of the water column Temperature of the water column Density of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column
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