Marine
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MRV Alba na Mara Survey 2116A programme
28th November 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 17-30 November 2016 Gear: Surface and subsurface PAM moorings Objectives: To retrieve a series of moorings comprising dhan buoys (seven surface marked moorings) or acoustic release systems (23 subsurface moorings) and the acoustic recording devices attached to them (30 C-POD and 10 SM2M/SM3M) as part of the east coast marine mammal monitoring programme (see...
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MRV Scotia Survey 1716S programme
25th November 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 17 November – 7 December 2016 Fishing Gear: GOV Trawl (BT137) and ground gear D (hoppers). Objectives: To participate in the ICES co-ordinated western division demersal trawling survey. To obtain temperature and salinity data profiles at each trawling position. To collect additional biological data in connection with the EU data collection framework (DCF). Procedures:...
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MRV Scotia Survey 1516S Programme
18th November 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 14 October – 3 November 2016 Fishing gear: Day grabs; TV drop frame with lasers (including rectangular footprint); armoured cable; Swathe multibeam echosounder system; RoxAnn system; Scout System; and smolt trawl. Objectives: To undertake bathymetric and ground-truthing survey work in connection with offshore oil and gas pipelines associated with the Brent facilities. To undertake...
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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 2016A Programme
20th October 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 2 – 13 November 2016 Gear: Prawn trawl BT 201; Deep Vision Camera and lights (supplied by IMRB); Net mounted camera system; Turbidity meter; Scanmar instrumentation; and 600mm Square Mesh Panel (SMP). Objectives: Primary: To obtain Deep Vision footage from a demersal trawl on different ground types and turbidities: typical nephrops grounds (mud), clearer...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 1416S Programme
29th September 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 27 September – 9 October 2016 Gear Sea-Bird CTDs, ADCPs and current meter instrumentation, water filtering equipment, freezer, mooring equipment, recovery trawl. Objectives Test the CTD in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead. Perform hydrographic sampling along the JONSIS long term monitoring section in the northern North Sea. Perform hydrographic sampling along the long term...
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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1716A Programme
20th September 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 7-21 September 2016 Sampling Gear: TV drop frame; TV winch and cable; and 2 x day grabs and RoxAnn. Objectives: To undertake grab, underwater television (UTV) and RoxAnn surveys of sea disposal sites and assess the condition of the seabed, identify the predominant benthic epifauna species, and the distribution of man-made debris. Some of...
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The East Coast Marine Mammal Acoustic Study continues
4th August 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
The east coast of Scotland is home to several species of marine mammals and the animals are regularly monitored to make sure that the populations are healthy and also to improve our understanding of how and when they use different areas along the Scottish coast. The plans for marine developments along the east coast of...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 1116S Programme
27th July 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 5-25 August 2016 Gear: GOV Trawl (BT 137) with ground gear A & B Objectives: To complete an internationally coordinated demersal trawling survey in the North Sea in ICES area IV and continue an IBTS tow duration experiment. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station using...
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MRV Scotia: Survey 1016S Programme
18th July 2016 by Marine Directorate Communications
Duration: 18 July – 3 August 2016 Gear: Sonardyne Ranger II USBL system Sonardyne directional / omni-directional transponders (x3) TV drop frame and wiring harness TV sledge and wiring harness SEA LED lights (x4) SeaLaser (x4) Kongsberg OE14-408 digital camera system Kongsberg OE14-366 digital still camera system Kongsberg OE14-366 TV camera system SUBC 1-CAM Alpha...
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When a research vessel became an aircraft carrier…for drones
11th July 2016 by Marine Scotland Communications
During cruise 0816S, which ran from the 22nd to the 25th June, 2016, eleven marine scientists set sail from Aberdeen harbour towards the small island of Stroma in the Pentland Firth aboard MRV Scotia. The team was comprised of scientists from Marine Scotland, Aberdeen University and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). The cruise’s...
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