Marine
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The Scotia went to CTD to see what she could ADCP
25th September 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 6-16 October 2017 Gear Sea-Bird CTDs (Conductivity, Pressure & Depth), ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) instrumentation and AL-200 frame, water filtering equipment, bacteria sampling and experimental equipment, including bacterial culture equipment with CO2 gas enrichment (HWU), mooring equipment and recovery trawl. Objectives Test the CTD in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead Perform hydrographic sampling...
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Surveying Scotland’s Priority Marine Features
15th September 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 21 September – 10 October 2017 Gear New drop/lander frame + calibration mesh HD TV system + lights Armoured cable + spare + axle stands Stereo TV system Background and Objectives 1617A will survey the waters around the Small Isles Marine Protected Area (MPA). The primary objective of this survey is to survey monitoring...
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Trawling in the deep with the Scotia
13th September 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 15-28 September 2017 Gear BT 184 Deepwater trawl with 16“ ground-gear and Morgere 1700 kg doors (monkfish) Groundgear Bosom bag for BT184 Agassiz trawl Objectives To map the composition, distribution and abundance of continental slope species including invertebrates on the deepwater slope west of the Hebrides and Rosemary Bank to depths of 2000 m....
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Surveying haddock at Rockall with the Scotia
1st September 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 2-13 September 2017 Gear GOV Trawl (BT 137) with ground gear D CTD – Seabird 19+ Day grabs Objectives To undertake the bottom trawl survey of haddock on Rockall Bank to a depth of 350 m. To deploy a CTD at selected trawl stations to collect temperature and salinity profiles. To collect sediment samples at...
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Surveying MPAs with Alba na Mara
30th August 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 31 August – 19 September 2017 Fishing Gear New drop/lander frame + calibration mesh HD TV system + lights Armoured cable + spare + axle stands Stereo TV system Objectives Programme 1517A will survey the waters around Lochinver and North Minch/Skye to collect stereo video imagery of Funiculina quadrangularis within survey boxes with different...
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Taking the temperature with the MRV Scotia
11th August 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Next MRV Scotia Survey Duration: 10 – 30 August 2017 Fishing 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. To obtain temperature and salinity data from the surface and seabed at each trawling station using...
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Taking PAM to visit Rosemary Bank
2nd August 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Figure 1: Map showing approximate location for mooring deployment and transects for each zone Duration: 31 July to 7 August 2017 Fishing Gear: 2 x bird observer boxes (plus rubber matting) 1 x passive acoustic device and moorings Objectives To deploy a passive acoustic device on Rosemary Bank To collect data on bird and marine...
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Surveying the High Fleet – Update
28th July 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
We blogged yesterday about the survey currently being undertaken on the German High Fleet in Scapa Flow. One of our scientists on board has sent us this update: This survey is working in conjunction with Historic Environment Scotland (HES), The Ministry of Defence (MOD), The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), Ulster University and other...
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Surveying the German High Seas fleet in Scapa Flow
27th July 2017 by Marine Scotland Communications
Duration: 23 – 31 July 2017 Sampling Gear Swathe multibeam echosounder system TV drop frame with armoured cable Scout System RoxAnn system Seatronics ROV Project Summary This project is a multidisciplinary collaborative project to undertake remote sensing and diver surveys of the High Seas Fleet and the War Graves HMS Hampshire, HMS Vanguard and HMS...
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Scallop Dredging and Octopus Spotting
14th July 2017 by Marine Directorate Communications
Last month our Ships Co-ordinator joined the Alba na Mara for a day to observe colleagues during the East Coast Scallop Dredging Survey 0917A. The aim of this visit was to get a better understanding of the scallop dredging process, the equipment and techniques used, and the challenges associated with this sampling method. The feedback...
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