Marine

  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0415A Programme

    27th March 2015 by

    Duration: 29 March – 17 April 2015 Fishing Gear: Scallop dredges Objectives:  To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the West Coast;  To assess shell damage on all scallops caught;  To collect information on by-catch of other commercial fish and shellfish species;  To identify and quantify numbers of starfish species in all dredge...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 0415A – Cruise Programme

    25th March 2015 by

    Duration: 7 – 20 April 2015 Gear: Jackson BT 195 monkfish bottom trawl; 400mm x 45.7m Rockhopper ground gear with tickler chain; 2 x sets of Morgere Ovalfoil OF12 1700 Kg trawl doors; and Net sensors; standard Scanmar sensors, bottom contact sensor and depth / temperature logger (DST). Objective: To undertake a nationally co-ordinated demersal...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0115A update II

    21st January 2015 by

    In the past week the west coast sea loch Nephrops TV survey being carried out in Loch Linnhe has been severely hampered by poor weather, resulting in reduced working days on a couple of occasions. The half landing in Oban was brought forward a day to Monday 12th January, optimising the potential for working on...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0115A update

    14th January 2015 by

    After sailing on 5 January from Fraserburgh, Alba na Mara spent a couple days steaming before anchoring in Bloody Bay on the north side of Mull in the South Minch. The TV survey then began working up the edges of Loch Linnhe using the Drop Frame to establish the extent of the muddy sediment suitable for...

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  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 0115A Programme

    14th January 2015 by

    Duration: 5 – 21 January 2015 Gear: Large TV drop frame TV sledge 1 x 600m umbilical towing cable 1 x armoured cable Video cameras and associated equipment (plus backup) Four lasers and bracket for the drop frame 1 x BT201 prawn trawl (plus minimal spares) Day grab and table Prawn sorting table Estimated Days...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 2214A – Cruise Programme

    28th November 2014 by

    Duration: 28 November – 05 December 2014 Loading: Fraserburgh, 26 November 2014 Sailing: Fraserburgh, 28 November 2014 Unloading: Leith, 5 December 2014 Sampling gear: BT 158 with 50 mm cod-end 2 m beam trawl with 50 mm cod-end Day grab and table Catamaran and manta neuston net Objectives: To undertake flatfish and sediment sampling in...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1914S – Cruise Programme

    17th November 2014 by

    Duration: 7 – 22 December 2014 Loading: Aberdeen, 4 December 2014 Unloading: Aberdeen, 22 December 2014 Fishing Gear: Sea-Bird CTD/Carousel, sledge with OPC and CTD, day grab, Hammon grab Objectives  Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the long term monitoring JONSIS section in the northern North Sea. Perform routine hydrographic sampling at stations along the...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1814S – Cruise Programme

    7th November 2014 by

    Duration: 13 November – 4 December 2014 Loading: Aberdeen 10 November 2014 Departure: Aberdeen 13 November 2014 Half Landing: Greenock (24 or 25) November (flexible) Unloading: Aberdeen 4 December 2014 Fishing Gear: GOV Trawl (BT137 – Strengthened) and ground gear D. Objectives: To participate in the ICES co-ordinated western division demersal trawling survey. To obtain...

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  • Marine Scotland & JNCC do joint research

    29th October 2014 by

    Marine Scotland Science and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) have joined up to do some research at the Solan Bank Reef Site of Community Importance (SCI) in Scottish offshore waters. Solan Bank Reef is one of 20 offshore candidate Special Areas of Conservation (cSAC) in UK offshore waters. The site is designated for Annex I reef...

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  • MRV Scotia: Survey 1714S – Cruise Programme

    29th October 2014 by

    Duration: 28 October – 10 November 2014 Gear:  Sonardyne Scout Plus USBL Sonardyne omni-directional transponder TV drop frame with lasers, SEA LED lights and wiring harness Kongsberg 14-408 digital camera system (X2) Kongsberg 14-208 digital camera system Kongsberg 14-366 TV camera system SUBC 1-CAM Alpha HD camera system Net-sonde cable VMUX controller 450m polyurethane cable...

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