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Felucca BFAS2015

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Felucca (45FE)
Cruise identifierBFAS2015
Cruise period2015-07-15 — 2015-07-31
StatusCompleted
Port of departureKillybegs, Ireland
Port of returnKillybegs, Ireland
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesObjectives

- Collect integrated and calibrated acoustic data on boarfish (Capros aper) aggregations within the pre-determined survey area.
- Determine the biomass and abundance of boarfish within the survey area.
- Collect biological samples from directed trawling on insonified echotraces to determine age structure and maturity state of survey stock as well as to identify echotrace to species.
- Determine the extent and behaviour of boarfish aggregations within the survey area to aid the design of future surveys.
- Dovetail with the RV Celtic Explorer in the northern area to ensure close spatiotemporal alignment and synoptic coverage.
Chief scientistCiaran O'Donnell (Marine Institute Galway)
Coordinating bodyInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
NPRCFelucca BFAS2015 NPRC felucca_bfas2015.pdf (0.24 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralCeltic Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificShelf edge west of UK and Ireland