Secchi Van VV VV Surface Bottom Time Station Latitude deg Longitude Sounding depth Veen Surface Craib water water Date (local) no. Location mins deg mins (m) (m)* scrapes cores sample sample Notes 3 attempts to get 11:43 Clift Sound 60 7.166 1 16.636 13 7.1 2 2 3 CC:B. Cores    15 strongly stratified Large shells; crabs, 13:39 Clift Sound 60 5.992 1 17.072 8.5 1 2 horse mussels,     limpets, urchins Shells on surface. Lots of attempts 14:21 Clift Sound 60 4.797 1 17.85 23 8.1 1 2 3    to take long cores; resorted to short Only managed 2 15:22 Clift Sound 60 3.981 1 18.467 21 7.8 1 2 2 short cores; 3rd    core failed Live maerl in 2nd 16:02 Clift Sound 60 2.859 1 18.953 20 6.5 2 2     grab Moder Dy drifted 09:20 Sand 60 14.691 1 24.177 6 1 2      on anchor. Sand Very dark organic 09:34 60 14.686 1 24.251 6 4.3 1 2     Sound sediment 2 attempts to get Sand a grab. Organic 09:57 60 14.542 1 22.771 11 8 1 2 3    Sound rich, fine sandy mud Several attempts to get CC:b. Secchi depth was near the seabed. Boat's Sand transponder, 10:38 60 14.507 1 21.501 6 7.2 1 2 3    Sound which gives the sounding, is on the bottom of the hull, c.1.5m below sea level. Hence
Date Time (local) Station no. Location Latitude deg mins Longitude deg mins Sounding (m) Secchi depth (m)* Van Veen VV VV Surface scrapes Craib cores Surface water sample Bottom water sample Notes 11:43 Clift Sound 60 7.166 1 16.636 13 7.1 2  2 3   3 attempts to get CC:B. Cores strongly stratified 13:39 Clift Sound 60 5.992 1 17.072 15 8.5 1  2    Large shells; crabs, horse mussels, limpets, urchins 14:21 Clift Sound 60 4.797 1 17.85 23 8.1 1  2 3   Shells on surface. Lots of attempts to take long cores; resorted to short 15:22 Clift Sound 60 3.981 1 18.467 21 7.8 1  2 2   Only managed 2 short cores; 3rd core failed 16:02 Clift Sound 60 2.859 1 18.953 20 6.5 2  2    Live maerl in 2nd grab 09:20 Sand 60 14.691 1 24.177 6  1 2     Moder Dy drifted on anchor. 09:34 Sand Sound 60 14.686 1 24.251 6 4.3 1  2    Very dark organic sediment 09:57 Sand Sound 60 14.542 1 22.771 11 8 1 2  3   2 attempts to get a grab. Organic rich, fine sandy mud 10:38 Sand Sound 60 14.507 1 21.501 6 7.2 1 2  3   Several attempts to get CC:b. Secchi depth was near the seabed. Boat's transponder, which gives the sounding, is on the bottom of the hull, c.1.5m below sea level. Hence
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