FRV Scotia 1208S_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (748S) | ||||
| Cruise identifier | 1208S_1 | ||||
| Cruise period | 2008-09-26 — 2008-10-09 | ||||
| Status | Completed | ||||
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | ||||
| Purpose | Fisheries | ||||
| Objectives | Objectives
1. 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 and re-deploy two current meter moorings in the Fair Isle Channel. 5. To perform CTD hydrographic surveys E of Shetland. 6. To take core samples for benthic productivity in the Faroe Shetland Channel 7. To carry out a CTD survey along the shelf edge Narrative Scotia sailed from Aberdeen at 0930 (all times are GMT) on Friday 26 September for the start of the JONSIS standard section. On route test dips of the 911+ CTD were performed to test the CTD crane and CTD instrumentation and for crew familiarisation of the CTD crane operation, CTD measurements and water sampling commenced on the JONSIS section at 0121 on Saturday 27 September. The section was completed at 1159 on the same day (Stns.459-470). Scotia then proceeded to the Fair Isle Channel to recover and re-deploy two current meter moorings. Fair Isle Channel South mooring (59°28.33'N 002°01.79'W) was recovered at 1404 and redeployed (59° 28.29'N 002° 01.83'W) at 1535 on Saturday 27 September. Fair Isle Channel North mooring was recovered at 1800 on Saturday 27 September. Failing light resulted in the redeployment (59° 43.34'N 001° 41.48'W) of this mooring to be delayed until the following morning at 0727. Following this Scotia made passage to the start of the most southerly (60° 0.00'N) of three CTD sections, East of Shetland. East Shetland section 1 commenced at 1002 on Sunday 28 September and was completed at 2110 on Sunday 28 September (Stns.471-481), followed by East Shetland section 2 commencing at 0029 and finishing at 1203 on Monday 29 September (Stns. 482 -492). Scotia then proceeded to the start of the section East Shetland 3 and work commenced at 1423. This section was c | ||||
| Chief scientist | George Slesser (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) | ||||
| Project | AE11R0 | ||||
| Coordinating body | FRS | ||||
| Cruise programme |  (0.06 MB) | ||||
| Cruise report | (0.02 MB) | ||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||
| General | North Sea | ||||
| Specific | Northern North Sea, Faroe-Shetland channel, Fair Isle Channel. | ||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||
| 120 CTD/STD cast | Reference numbers Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Salinity of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies Reference numbers Transmittance and attenuance of the water column Salinity of the water column Vertical spatial coordinates Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Temperature of the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
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| 3 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)
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