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RV Corystes COR7/90

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCOR7/90
Cruise period1990-06-01 — 1990-06-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To compare the feeding ecology and size structure of 0-group gadoids in different areas of the North Sea.
2. To compare catches of 0-group gadoids in the large MIK net with those in the international young gadoid trawl (IYGT) both by day and by night.
3. To investigate the effect of time of preservation on stomach content identification.
Chief scientistC Timothy Macer (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corystes COR7/90 cruise report co7_90.pdf (0.07 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea
Track chartsRV Corystes COR7/90 cruise track — trk3563.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 14
Description: Bottom salinity
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 14
Biology and fisheries 
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 26
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 26
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of stations = 43
Description: pelagic fish