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RV Celtic Voyager CV0717

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Celtic Voyager (45CV)
Cruise identifierCV0717
Cruise period2007-06-22 — 2007-07-01
StatusCompleted
Port of departureCork, Ireland
Port of returnCork, Ireland
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesUWTV Celtic Sea Nephrops survey.

Objectives
1. Technology and protocol transfer between Marine Institute (Ireland), AFBI Northern Ireland (UK) and IFREMER (France).
2. Develop a fishery independent survey to produce a relative index for the Nephrops stock.
3. Develop a fishery independent survey to a biomass estimate for the Nephrops stock.
4. Map the Celtic Sea Nephrops grounds.
5. Gather data on the abundance, distribution and patchiness of Nephrops burrows in the Celtic Sea.
6. Collect secondary data on the seabed in the Celtic Sea using benthic grabs and multibeam.
7. Satisfy the requirements of the Irish National programme under the EC Data collection regulation 1543/2000.
Chief scientistColm Lordan (Marine Institute Galway)
NPRCRV Celtic Voyager CV0717 NPRC celticvoyager_cv0717.pdf (0.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralCeltic Sea
SpecificSouth of Ireland