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RV Corystes CO 01/11

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCO 01/11
Cruise period2011-01-02 — 2011-01-13
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBelfast, United Kingdom
Port of returnBelfast, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To maintain an insitu monitoring programme in the Irish Sea.
2. To investigate the distribution of dissolved nutrients and phytoplankton in the water column in the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Celtic shelf edge.
3. To provide data towards the assessment of chemical and biological trends in the marine environment (CSSEG).
4. To conduct a nutrient survey within 1 nautical mile of the Northern Ireland coast.
5. To assess levels of primary and secondary production in the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Celtic shelf edge.
Chief scientistBrian Stewart (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute)
Cruise reportRV Corystes CO 01/11 cruise report co01_11.pdf (0.15 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
Celtic Sea
SpecificICES areas VIIa, g, j & VIa