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Falmouth Group 9 2015 Introduction

On Wednesday 24th June 2015, Group 9 took part in a scientific research trip on the RV Callista to locations off the coast of Falmouth, UK. Whilst onboard three depth profiles were sampled and plankton net catches, at Stations 13, 14 and 15, which took approximately 5 hours between 07:00 and 12:00 UTC. Station 13 was furthest offshore ending with Station 15  being close to the mouth of the estuary. Conditions were ideal for sampling with minimal swell and clear skies with very light winds. The only problem being caused was by zooplankton nets not closing at the desired depth.


Metadata

Figure 1 - Showing the locations of the stations.

Offshore

Table 1 - A table showing the general metadata from Callista

Date

Station

Time (UTC)


Location

Weather

Tide time

Tide height/m

24/06/15

13

08:40

 

 

Lat - 50° 02.526 N

Long - 004° 46.175  W

Thin cloud

4/8 coverage

Mostly sunny

Low tide 04:19 UTC

High tide 10:08 UTC


1.6


4.2


14

10:07

Lat - 50° 05.913 N

Long -004° 52.233 W

Thin cloud

4/8 coverage

Mostly sunny




15

11:03

Lat - 50° 07.027 N

Long -005° 52.233 W

Thin cloud

5’8 coverage

Slightly choppier water due to more wind.