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MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1914A – Groundtruthing Survey
October 13, 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications No Comments | Category Marine Directorate general, Marine Directorate Science, Research Vessel Surveys
Duration: 27 October – 2 November 2014
Ports: Loading at Greenock, 24 October 2014, Unloading at Greenock, 02 November 2014
Personnel: Four
Gear:
- Day grabs
- TV drop frame including HD digital video, temperature probe, flux capacitor, lasers, polyurethane cable, swathe multibeam echosounder system and RoxAnn system.
Objectives
- To undertake groundtruthing survey work over electrical cables and hydrocarbon pipelines to assess their potential interaction with the local epifauna.
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