Cruise Report - Cruise 1316S (MOREDEEP) on board FRV Scotia from 10-23 September 2016

The objectives of the cruise were: 1) Visual survey of deepwater habitats using HD VMUX in the Faroe-Shetland channel, Rosemary bank and cold-seep site west of Rockall. 2) Trawl survey to document fish community from ~ 300 m to ~1800 m in the Faroe-Shetland channel and at Rosemary bank. 3) Sample benthic fauna using Agassiz trawl and trawl ground-gear bags in all areas. 4) Sample a range of species of fish and invertebrates for analysis of contaminants and sensory assessment. 5) Obtain sediment samples from FSC and cold seep site using gravity core 6) Trial use of Aquatracka. 7) Recover by acoustic release DOBO lander deployed in 2015 from 1800 m water depth east of Rockall