RV Corystes CO 06/10
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | CO 06/10 |
| Cruise period | 2010-02-08 — 2010-02-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To conduct a plankton survey using a Gulf VII high speed plankton sampler to determine the distribution and abundance of cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglifinus) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) eggs. 2. To remove stage 1A & 1B gadoid eggs like from fresh plankton samples at sea. To measure, stage and preserve these eggs in ethanol prior to species identification using a DNA technique on return to the laboratory (CEFAS). 3. To collect a salinity water sample at every second sampling station. 4. To collect plankton (270µm) and fine mesh (80µm) PUP net samples at each of the sampling stations. 5. To record sub-surface salinity and temperature data with the constant thermosalinograph. 6. To record sub-surface environmental data using the valeport self-logging package mounted on the plankton sampler. |
| Chief scientist | Steven Beggs (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) |
| Cruise report |  (0.27 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Northern Irish Sea |
