Survey vessel, Moder Dy

NAFC Marine Centre

Facility/equipment: Vessel

Location
NAFC Marine Centre Port Arthur Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UN
United Kingdom

Description

A 13.7 m long MCA area Category 2 workboat with twin Caterpillar engines producing 560 Hp. Maneuverable and economic she is equipped with a hull mounted multibeam echosounder, WASSP WMB-160F, a GeoPulse pinger Sub-Bottom Profiler, drop down video system, and several sediment grab options. She is an ideal survey platform for acoustic surveys/seabed profiling, benthic sampling and surveying, environmental monitoring, and training.

Photo associated with equipment

Contact information

Phone	01595 772000
Emails	nafcservices@uhi.ac.uk

Equipment hierarchy

Survey vessel, Moder Dy

Multibeam sonar

Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP)

Terms of loan/booking

Available for loan - internal and external

2 Paper
1 Commissioned report
1 Other report
1 Poster
More
- 1 Article

Mapping features to the southeast of the Papa Stour SAC.
Shelmerdine, R. L. & Mouat, B., Oct 2018, NAFC Marine Centre. 45 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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Understanding the effect of scale and resolution on predictive habitat maps
Shelmerdine, R. L. & Shucksmith, R., 24 Sep 2015. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Open Access
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Implications of defining fisheries closed areas based on predicted habitats in Shetland: a proactive and precautionary approach.
Shelmerdine, R. L., Stone, D., Leslie, B. & Robinson, M., 1 Jan 2014, In: Marine Policy. 43, p. 184-199
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

File
8 Citations (Scopus)

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