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FRV Clupea 1207C

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier1207C
Cruise period2007-08-27 — 2007-09-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnFraserburgh, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To collect water column hydrographic data from approximately 25 sea lochs in the North Minch and Voes in Shetland to provide validation / forcing data for models of fish farming carrying capacity.
2. To continuously monitor chlorophyll a in surface waters during the cruise.
3. To undertake water and sediment sampling close to fish farms in Loch Torridon to investigate the effects of copper based anti-foulants.
4. To sample by CTD / Rosette close to the Loch Torridon CAPTOR buoy (if deployed)
5. To sample sediment from sea lochs on the west coast and Western Isles for analysis of phytoplankton cysts.
6. To collect samples of dog whelks from shoreline sites in Yell Sound (two sites) and the North West mainland by Zodiac inflatable - where conditions permit.


Procedure

Loading and boarding of scientific staff will take place on 27 August and survey work will commence on the West coast and then move to Shetland after a transfer of samples at Lochinver on the morning of 4 September. The survey will aim to cover approximately 25 sea lochs and voes from the provisional list below.

West Coast/Western Isles:
Loch Eriboll
Loch Inchard
Loch Laxford
Loch Chairnbhairn
Little Loch Broom
Loch Torridon
Loch Ainort
Loch Hourn
Loch Ailort
Loch Sunart
Loch Boisdale
Loch Eynort
Loch Eport
Loch Uiskevagh
Loch Maddy
East Loch Tarbert
Loch Claidh
Loch Odhairn

Shetland:
Clift Sound
Whiteness Voe
Seli Voe
Vaila Sound
Olna Firth
Aith Voe
Ronas Voe
Whalefirth Voe
Burrafirth (weather permitting!)
Balta Sound
Basta Voe
Mid Yell Voe
Swinister Voe
Vidlin Voe
Catfirth/Wadbister Voe
Dales Voe

Within each loch, hydrographic sampling by CTD/Rosette will be undertaken at 3 stations: near the entrance, head and midway along the loch or close to any sills. 2 further stations will be sampled in the open sea outside each loch/voe. The parameters measured at each station will be:

Nutrients
CTD
Chlorophyll a
Dissolved oxygen
Transmission and optical properties: PAR, CDOM and SPM
Zooplankton (one station per loch only)

Additional sampling work will be undertaken in Loch Torridon. This will involve Day grab sampling for sediments near fish farms that have recently used copper based anti foulants on nets. Some sampling by reversing bottle and handheld VanVeen grab from the inflatable boat will be necessary at stations close to farms.

In outer Loch Torridon, CTD casts and water sampling will be undertaken at the site of the CAPTOR buoy and close to fish farms in the inner loch.

Following completion of survey work in the Minch, unloading of frozen samples for transport back to the lab will be undertaken in Lochinver on morning of the 4 September. A rest day is not planned for this half landing.

Survey work will then recommence in Shetland on the 5 September. Following the completion of work in Shetland on the 8 September, Clupea will steam to Fraserburgh on the 9 September, for unloading on the morning of the 10 September.
Chief scientistMatt Gubbins (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectAE1192
Coordinating bodyFRS
Cruise programmeFRV Clupea 1207C cruise programme 1207c.pdf  (0.02 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificSea lochs bordering the Minch and Shetland Voes
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
153  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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8982432007-09-06 17:14 60° 30' 25" N  1° 26' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898243
8982552007-09-07 07:00 60° 37' 28" N  1° 8' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898255
8982672007-09-07 07:24 60° 37' 54" N  1° 9' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898267
8982802007-09-07 07:55 60° 39' 53" N  1° 9' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898280
8983112007-09-07 10:06 60° 51' 37" N  0° 51' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898311
8983232007-09-07 10:21 60° 50' 50" N  0° 51' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898323
9058012007-08-28 13:58 58° 34' 45" N  4° 37' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905801
9058132007-08-28 14:21 58° 36' 42" N  4° 38' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905813
9058502007-08-28 17:02 58° 26' 43" N  5° 1' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905850
9060052007-08-30 08:27 57° 54' 24" N  5° 23' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906005
9060172007-08-30 09:07 57° 52' 30" N  5° 18' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906017
9063062007-09-01 16:38 57° 13' 9" N  7° 17' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906306
9063802007-09-02 12:23 57° 33' 26" N  7° 8' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906380
9064472007-09-02 16:23 57° 36' 5" N  7° 8' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906447
9064722007-09-03 08:05 57° 51' 6" N  6° 42' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906472
9065522007-09-03 12:24 58° 2' 57" N  6° 19' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906552
9066072007-09-03 13:24 58° 2' 40" N  6° 23' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906607
9066442007-09-05 09:41 60° 2' 6" N  1° 21' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906644
9067122007-09-05 12:42 60° 10' 59" N  1° 22' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906712
8981632007-09-06 12:18 60° 19' 8" N  1° 22' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898163
8982182007-09-06 16:45 60° 32' 11" N  1° 30' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898218
8984032007-09-07 13:47 60° 45' 28" N  0° 49' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898403
8986002007-09-08 11:47 60° 23' 29" N  1° 7' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898600
9057702007-08-28 12:33 58° 27' 46" N  4° 44' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905770
9059782007-08-30 07:47 57° 55' 36" N  5° 28' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905978
9060292007-08-30 09:32 57° 51' 20" N  5° 15' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906029
9060422007-08-30 15:37 57° 37' 25" N  5° 51' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906042
9061342007-08-31 11:56 57° 17' 1" N  6° 2' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906134
9061102007-08-31 11:25 57° 17' 44" N  6° 1' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906110
9062262007-09-01 13:38 57° 8' 52" N  7° 15' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906226
9061462007-08-31 12:12 57° 16' 36" N  6° 3' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906146
9061952007-08-31 18:23 57° 7' 14" N  5° 34' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906195
9061582007-08-31 17:11 57° 8' 18" N  5° 45' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906158
9061712007-08-31 17:33 57° 8' 10" N  5° 41' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906171
9061832007-08-31 17:56 57° 8' 8" N  5° 38' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906183
9063312007-09-02 08:04 57° 26' 34" N  7° 7' 15" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906331
9064232007-09-02 15:26 57° 36' 8" N  7° 5' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906423
9064352007-09-02 16:09 57° 36' 24" N  7° 6' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906435
9064962007-09-03 08:48 57° 48' 40" N  6° 37' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906496
9065762007-09-03 12:57 58° 2' 42" N  6° 22' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906576
9066202007-09-05 08:58 60° 5' 29" N  1° 17' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906620
9066322007-09-05 09:20 60° 3' 42" N  1° 18' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906632
9066682007-09-05 11:15 60° 8' 53" N  1° 18' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906668
8981382007-09-06 11:38 60° 21' 44" N  1° 20' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898138
8983472007-09-07 11:10 60° 49' 33" N  0° 51' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898347
8984152007-09-07 15:14 60° 37' 37" N  0° 59' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898415
8984642007-09-07 17:42 60° 35' 41" N  1° 1' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898464
8985072007-09-07 18:18 60° 36' 21" N  1° 3' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898507
8985192007-09-08 08:10 60° 27' 49" N  1° 0' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898519
9058742007-08-29 08:47 58° 26' 21" N  5° 10' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905874
9059292007-08-29 13:42 58° 16' 18" N  5° 11' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905929
9059422007-08-29 14:23 58° 16' 1" N  5° 5' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905942
9060782007-08-30 17:22 57° 32' 16" N  5° 40' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906078
9062752007-09-01 15:27 57° 13' 12" N  7° 12' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906275
9063672007-09-02 11:43 57° 33' 32" N  7° 4' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906367
9063922007-09-02 14:47 57° 36' 5" N  7° 1' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906392
9064112007-09-02 15:11 57° 36' 8" N  7° 4' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906411
9065272007-09-03 10:10 57° 55' 25" N  6° 36' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906527
9065642007-09-03 12:43 58° 2' 43" N  6° 21' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906564
9066192007-09-05 08:41 60° 6' 52" N  1° 16' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906619
9067362007-09-05 13:11 60° 11' 44" N  1° 23' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906736
8980952007-09-05 16:26 60° 12' 52" N  1° 35' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898095
8981142007-09-06 11:05 60° 21' 40" N  1° 17' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898114
8982312007-09-06 17:01 60° 30' 52" N  1° 28' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898231
8983592007-09-07 11:23 60° 49' 0" N  0° 52' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898359
8983842007-09-07 13:26 60° 44' 55" N  0° 48' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898384
8984392007-09-07 16:18 60° 38' 32" N  1° 2' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898439
8985932007-09-08 11:34 60° 23' 46" N  1° 6' 45" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898593
8986122007-09-08 12:00 60° 23' 1" N  1° 7' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898612
8986482007-09-08 14:05 60° 14' 25" N  1° 11' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898648
8986732007-09-08 14:38 60° 14' 4" N  1° 12' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898673
9058492007-08-28 16:43 58° 27' 11" N  5° 3' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905849
9058862007-08-29 09:11 58° 25' 13" N  5° 8' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905886
9059052007-08-29 09:49 58° 24' 35" N  5° 5' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905905
9059912007-08-30 08:10 57° 54' 53" N  5° 25' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905991
9060662007-08-30 16:45 57° 34' 31" N  5° 45' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906066
9061092007-08-31 11:07 57° 19' 5" N  6° 2' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906109
9062022007-08-31 18:45 57° 5' 41" N  5° 32' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906202
9063432007-09-02 08:31 57° 26' 34" N  7° 11' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906343
9063792007-09-02 12:08 57° 33' 26" N  7° 7' 43" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906379
9064592007-09-03 07:22 57° 53' 17" N  6° 46' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906459
9066932007-09-05 11:46 60° 10' 23" N  1° 17' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906693
8981022007-09-06 10:09 60° 21' 15" N  1° 30' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898102
8981262007-09-06 11:18 60° 21' 51" N  1° 18' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898126
8983602007-09-07 12:57 60° 43' 33" N  0° 46' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898360
8984882007-09-07 18:08 60° 36' 5" N  1° 3' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898488
8985682007-09-08 11:00 60° 24' 23" N  1° 1' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898568
8985812007-09-08 11:21 60° 24' 5" N  1° 5' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898581
8987282007-09-08 16:38 60° 11' 30" N  1° 11' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898728
9057822007-08-28 13:01 58° 30' 5" N  4° 40' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905782
9059302007-08-29 14:04 58° 16' 18" N  5° 7' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905930
9062142007-09-01 13:22 57° 8' 53" N  7° 13' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906214
9062382007-09-01 13:57 57° 8' 51" N  7° 16' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906238
9063552007-09-02 08:48 57° 26' 28" N  7° 12' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906355
9065032007-09-03 09:31 57° 52' 57" N  6° 33' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906503
9065392007-09-03 10:24 57° 56' 16" N  6° 36' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906539
9065882007-09-03 13:11 58° 2' 39" N  6° 23' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906588
9067002007-09-05 11:58 60° 10' 56" N  1° 17' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906700
9067242007-09-05 12:58 60° 11' 29" N  1° 23' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906724
9067732007-09-05 14:57 60° 10' 17" N  1° 36' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906773
8981512007-09-06 11:57 60° 20' 57" N  1° 22' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898151
8981752007-09-06 12:34 60° 18' 13" N  1° 22' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898175
8982922007-09-07 08:11 60° 40' 50" N  1° 10' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898292
8983722007-09-07 13:13 60° 44' 15" N  0° 47' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898372
8984402007-09-07 16:33 60° 39' 28" N  1° 3' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898440
8986612007-09-08 14:21 60° 15' 20" N  1° 11' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898661
8986972007-09-08 15:39 60° 12' 38" N  1° 9' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898697
8987042007-09-08 16:17 60° 12' 10" N  1° 10' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898704
9057942007-08-28 13:35 58° 32' 37" N  4° 37' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905794
9058982007-08-29 09:31 58° 24' 42" N  5° 7' 7" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905898
9059662007-08-29 15:15 58° 15' 22" N  4° 56' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905966
9061222007-08-31 11:41 57° 17' 22" N  6° 2' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906122
9062872007-09-01 16:08 57° 13' 16" N  7° 15' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906287
9064842007-09-03 08:25 57° 49' 48" N  6° 41' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906484
9062632007-09-01 14:27 57° 8' 50" N  7° 18' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906263
8980832007-09-05 16:10 60° 13' 21" N  1° 33' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898083
9062512007-09-01 14:11 57° 8' 46" N  7° 17' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906251
9065152007-09-03 09:55 57° 54' 33" N  6° 35' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906515
8985442007-09-08 09:18 60° 25' 28" N  1° 8' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898544
8981872007-09-06 12:45 60° 17' 30" N  1° 22' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898187
8983352007-09-07 10:33 60° 50' 6" N  0° 51' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898335
8983962007-09-07 13:36 60° 45' 22" N  0° 49' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898396
8980712007-09-05 15:35 60° 12' 25" N  1° 34' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898071
8982062007-09-06 16:27 60° 33' 29" N  1° 30' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898206
8982792007-09-07 07:40 60° 38' 42" N  1° 9' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898279
8985562007-09-08 09:33 60° 25' 2" N  1° 10' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898556
8986852007-09-08 15:17 60° 13' 3" N  1° 5' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898685
8987162007-09-08 16:28 60° 11' 49" N  1° 10' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898716
9058252007-08-28 16:03 58° 27' 37" N  5° 9' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905825
9058622007-08-28 17:19 58° 26' 8" N  5° 0' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905862
9059542007-08-29 14:48 58° 15' 9" N  5° 2' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905954
9060542007-08-30 16:21 57° 37' 0" N  5° 47' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906054
9060912007-08-30 17:50 57° 32' 47" N  5° 35' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906091
9064602007-09-03 07:42 57° 52' 13" N  6° 45' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906460
9065402007-09-03 10:38 57° 57' 10" N  6° 37' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906540
9066562007-09-05 10:05 60° 2' 16" N  1° 24' 58" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906656
9066812007-09-05 11:33 60° 9' 49" N  1° 18' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906681
9067482007-09-05 13:25 60° 11' 59" N  1° 22' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906748
9067612007-09-05 14:00 60° 8' 53" N  1° 24' 3" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906761
8984272007-09-07 15:30 60° 38' 5" N  1° 1' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898427
8984522007-09-07 17:18 60° 35' 12" N  0° 57' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898452
8984762007-09-07 17:56 60° 35' 59" N  1° 2' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898476
8985202007-09-08 08:45 60° 27' 9" N  1° 7' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898520
8985322007-09-08 09:03 60° 26' 1" N  1° 8' 8" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898532
8986242007-09-08 13:30 60° 13' 47" N  1° 6' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898624
8986362007-09-08 13:52 60° 13' 57" N  1° 10' 14" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898636
9058372007-08-28 16:28 58° 27' 25" N  5° 5' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905837
9059172007-08-29 10:08 58° 23' 41" N  5° 4' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 905917
9060302007-08-30 15:13 57° 38' 24" N  5° 53' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906030
9062992007-09-01 16:23 57° 13' 14" N  7° 16' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906299
9063182007-09-01 16:51 57° 13' 16" N  7° 17' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906318
9067852007-09-05 15:21 60° 11' 36" N  1° 33' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 906785
8981992007-09-06 16:07 60° 35' 15" N  1° 29' 1" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 898199