This geophysical and sampling survey took place in December 1974 off Aberdeen, Forties area and Firth of Forth aboard the MV Whitethorn. The purpose was to collected data as a continuation of a previous Pockmark study. The cruise was organized by the Continental Shelf Unit II of the Institute of Geological Sciences (now British Geological Survey) representative from British Petroleum, the institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Bath University and the Engineering and Marine Geophysics units of IGS (BGS) took part. Bad weather hampered the planned survey work, during this time routine IGS work or equipment testing was carried our near the lea shore. Sea floor data were collected using and echosounder and sidescan sonar. Subsurface data were collected using a Pinger. Sample data were collected using gravity corer, shipek grab and vibrocorer. The survey objectives were hampered by bad weather. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the cruise are contained in BGS report WB/75/3C. BGS Geotechnical report WN/EG/76/12.

This sampling survey has been carried out by Institute of Geological Sciences now British Geological Survey (BGS) for BGS, the survey took place in April 1975 around the west coast of Scotland and Irish Sea areas on board the Royal Research Ship RRS Challenger. The purpose was to carry out IGS submersible consub trials sampling rock outcrops identified by geophysical surveys. Sea-bed samples were collected using shipek grab. These data are archived by BGS. No BGS survey report currently available, IGS 1975 annual report contains summary.

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1119; Fisherman's Gat & Foulger's Gat, Area in SqKm: 46, (14/06/2005 to 23/06/2005), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: RRS (2005/06). FY 2005/06. Contractor: RN (NP1016).

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1118; Black Deep, Area in SqKm: 16, (29/07/2005 to 01/08/2005), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: RRS (2005/06). FY 2005/06. Contractor: RN (NP1016).

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1152; Wee Bankie to Gourdon (A + B), Area in SqKm: 4291, (17/07/2006 to 05/09/2006), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: Medium (LT). FY 2006/07. Contractor: Gardline.

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1153; Baymans Hole to Dunbar, Area in SqKm: 5274, (01/05/2008 to 17/12/2008), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: Medium (LT). FY 2008/09. Contractor: Gardline.

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1304; St Kilda to the Flannan Islands, Area in SqKm: 1380, (14/05/2010 to 16/07/2010), Standard: IHO S44ed5 Order 1a. Contract: Medium (LT). FY 2009/10. Contractor: Gardline.

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1272; Cross Sands (Overview), Area in SqKm: 78, Standard: Reconnaissance. Focused Middle Cross Sand, Area in SqKm: 4; Focused South Cross Sand, Area in SqKm: 3, (23/05/2008 to 03/06/2008), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: RRS (2006 LT). FY 2008/09. Contractor: MMT.

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1351; Dundalk Bay (Deep Water), Area in SqKm: 152; Dundalk Bay (Shallow Water), Area in SqKm: 146; Dundalk Bay (Reserve Area), Area in SqKm: 140, (02/09/2011 to 10/06/2013), Standard: IHO S44ed5 Order 1a. Contract: INIS Hydro. FY 2011/12. Contractor: Irish Marine Institute.

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1363; Inner Approaches to the Firth of Lorne, Area in SqKm: 974, (08/08/2011 to 12/03/2012), Standard: IHO S44ed5 Order 1a. Contract: Medium (2011). FY 2012/13. Contractor: NetSurvey.