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RV Cefas Endeavour 15/12

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9)
Cruise identifier15/12
Cruise period2012-09-13 — 2012-10-04
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesAims

1. To carry out a 4m beam-trawl survey of groundfish to
i) obtain fisheries independent data on the distribution and abundance of commercial flatfish species
ii) derive age compositions of sole, plaice, cod and whiting for use in the assessments of stock size.
2. To collect biological data including maturity and weight at age of sole, plaice, lemon sole and other commercially important finfish species as part of CEFAS' requirements under the EU Data Collection Framework.
3. To determine the distribution and relative abundance of juvenile and adult sole and plaice.
4. To collect surface & bottom temperature/salinity data using CTD and Niskin Bottle.
5. To quantify epibenthos using 4m beam trawl by-catch.
6. Collect length/weight & maturity information using individual fish measurements, in support of the EU Data Collection Framework.
7. To collect surface sea-water samples for processing on return to Lowestoft for the analysis of tritium (AE001) (K Leonard - Cefas).
8. To collect fish samples in support of other Cefas projects and training courses.
9. To collect water alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) samples - (N Greenwood - Cefas)
Chief scientistIan David Holmes (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory)
ProjectUnited Kingdom Ocean Acidification Research Programme
Cruise reportRV Cefas Endeavour 15/12 cruise report endeavour15_12.pdf (0.31 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
Celtic Sea
SpecificIrish Sea, Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea
Track chartsRV Cefas Endeavour 15/12 cruise track — endeavour15_12trk.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: Temperature & salinity taken at all stations from surface continuous seawater flow
Water bottle stationsDescription: Temperature & salinity taken at all stations from surface continuous seawater flow
Water bottle stationsDescription: Temperature & salinity taken at selected stations from niskin sea-bed water sampler
CTD stationsDescription: Temperature and salinity profile recorded at all beam trawl stations with mini CTD unit
CTD stationsDescription: Temperature & salinity taken at selected stations from niskin sea-bed water sampler
CTD stationsDescription: Temperature and salinity profile recorded at each niskin station using Micro CTD unit/ESM2 profiler
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsDescription: Temperature & salinity taken at selected stations from niskin sea-bed water sampler
Chemical oceanography 
AlkalinityDescription: Alkalinity samples from surface seawater supply and niskin sampler
RadioactivityDescription: 4m beam trawl. Whole finfish/crustacea/cephlopod samples for radiological analysis.
Other chemical oceanographic measurementsDescription: Nutrient & Dissolved inorganic carbon samples taken from surface seawater & niskin sampler
Contamination 
Trace metalsDescription: Surface sea-water pump samples taken for tritium analysis.
Other contaminant measurementsDescription: 4m beam trawl. Litter by-catch information.
Biology and fisheries 
PhytobenthosDescription: 4m beam trawl. Length and age structure material from finfish.
ZoobenthosDescription: 4m beam trawl. Length and age structure material from finfish.
Pelagic fishDescription: 4m beam trawl. Length and age structure material from finfish.
Demersal fishDescription: 4m beam trawl. Length and age structure material from finfish.
MolluscsDescription: 4m beam trawl. Length and age structure material from finfish.
CrustaceansDescription: 4m beam trawl. Length and age structure material from finfish.
TaggingsDescription: 4m beam trawl. Nurse-hound and selected ray specimens tagged/released
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: 4m beam trawl. Cod specimen collected for teeth wear pattern analysis.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
56  Bottle station
Reference numbers
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
Reference numbers
Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
21388662012-09-18 18:27 51° 12' 10" N  5° 12' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138866
21389222012-09-21 05:29 53° 30' 49" N  4° 18' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138922
21389462012-09-22 05:30 53° 27' 48" N  3° 23' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138946
21389712012-09-23 05:35 53° 49' 41" N  4° 12' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138971
21390952012-09-30 17:20 52° 32' 59" N  5° 49' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139095
21413402012-09-17 17:25 51° 31' 28" N  4° 5' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141340
21415002012-09-25 05:47 54° 35' 48" N  3° 39' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141500
21415612012-09-29 08:22 53° 11' 4" N  4° 41' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141561
21388422012-09-17 17:25 51° 31' 28" N  4° 5' 39" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138842
21389092012-09-20 05:44 52° 5' 50" N  4° 59' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138909
21390102012-09-25 12:41 54° 18' 17" N  3° 55' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139010
21390222012-09-27 17:52 54° 11' 22" N  5° 47' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139022
21415122012-09-25 12:41 54° 18' 17" N  3° 55' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141512
21389832012-09-23 17:50 54° 9' 43" N  3° 38' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138983
21390342012-09-28 05:48 53° 55' 1" N  6° 3' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139034
21413392012-09-17 05:48 51° 36' 17" N  4° 36' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141339
21413882012-09-19 18:30 51° 38' 43" N  5° 32' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141388
21414192012-09-20 17:30 52° 49' 42" N  4° 12' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141419
21388302012-09-17 05:48 51° 36' 17" N  4° 36' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138830
21388782012-09-19 05:42 51° 36' 47" N  4° 48' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138878
21390712012-09-29 17:28 52° 56' 27" N  5° 22' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139071
21390832012-09-30 05:36 53° 26' 4" N  5° 55' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139083
21413152012-09-15 18:55 51° 11' 1" N  4° 26' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141315
21414682012-09-23 05:35 53° 49' 41" N  4° 12' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141468
21414812012-09-23 17:50 54° 9' 43" N  3° 38' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141481
21415852012-09-30 05:36 53° 26' 4" N  5° 55' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141585
21388292012-09-16 05:55 51° 39' 6" N  4° 37' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138829
21388542012-09-18 05:36 51° 24' 23" N  3° 50' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138854
21389342012-09-21 18:08 53° 38' 20" N  3° 34' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138934
21389582012-09-22 18:15 53° 41' 43" N  4° 0' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138958
21391022012-10-01 05:50 52° 10' 27" N  6° 6' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139102
21413522012-09-18 05:36 51° 24' 23" N  3° 50' 52" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141352
21414202012-09-21 05:29 53° 30' 49" N  4° 18' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141420
21414442012-09-22 05:30 53° 27' 48" N  3° 23' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141444
21414932012-09-24 18:03 54° 41' 31" N  3° 37' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141493
21388912012-09-19 18:30 51° 38' 43" N  5° 32' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138891
21389952012-09-24 18:03 54° 41' 31" N  3° 37' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138995
21413762012-09-19 05:42 51° 36' 47" N  4° 48' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141376
21415732012-09-29 17:28 52° 56' 27" N  5° 22' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141573
21389102012-09-20 17:30 52° 49' 42" N  4° 12' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138910
21390462012-09-28 17:26 53° 29' 2" N  5° 5' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139046
21413272012-09-16 05:55 51° 39' 6" N  4° 37' 16" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141327
21413642012-09-18 18:27 51° 12' 10" N  5° 12' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141364
21414072012-09-20 05:44 52° 5' 50" N  4° 59' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141407
21414322012-09-21 18:08 53° 38' 20" N  3° 34' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141432
21414562012-09-22 18:15 53° 41' 43" N  4° 0' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141456
21415482012-09-28 17:26 53° 29' 2" N  5° 5' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141548
21388172012-09-15 18:55 51° 11' 1" N  4° 26' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138817
21390092012-09-25 05:47 54° 35' 48" N  3° 39' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139009
21390582012-09-29 08:22 53° 11' 4" N  4° 41' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2139058
21415242012-09-27 17:52 54° 11' 22" N  5° 47' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141524
21415362012-09-28 05:48 53° 55' 1" N  6° 3' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141536
21415972012-09-30 17:20 52° 32' 59" N  5° 49' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141597
21388052012-09-15 09:38 50° 53' 10" N  5° 18' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2138805
21413032012-09-15 09:38 50° 53' 10" N  5° 18' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141303
21416042012-10-01 05:50 52° 10' 27" N  6° 6' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 2141604
2  Multiple instrument types
Reference numbers
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Air pressure
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Metadata parameters
Carbon monoxide and dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
Reference numbers
Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Air pressure
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Metadata parameters
Carbon monoxide and dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere
Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
12073732012-09-27 08:05:05  — 2012-10-04 08:08:10 49° 53' 48" N  6° 8' 19" W — 54° 11' 47" N  1° 51' 16" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1207373
12073612012-09-13 19:49:01  — 2012-09-25 13:33 49° 55' 52" N  5° 51' 41" W — 54° 47' 46" N  1° 45' 25" E  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 1207361
Discrete samples 
28  CTD frame plus rosette samplerTotal dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column