RV Corystes COR12A/90
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | COR12A/90 |
| Cruise period | 1990-10-30 — 1990-11-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To test MAFF 300kHz longer life transponding tag on free swimming plaice.
2. To carry out trials of the MAFF tilt and depth telemetry tags. 3. To carry out trials with the MAFF/Guildline modified MGB2/76cm plankton sampler. 4. To carry out trials with the General Oceanics line tension measuring block. 5. To carry out fishing trials using a GOV trawl equipped with Scanmar sensors. 6. To test the MAFF 34kHz transponding tag using the Simrad SM600 sonar. 7. To carry out a ground discrimination survey using the Simrad acoustic survey equipment. 8. To carry out a side scan sonar survey of the Hastings Shingle Bank, using the MAFF Sector Scanner equipment together with the MAFF underwater photographic sledge for ground truth observations. |
| Chief scientist | Edward G Shreeve (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea, English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 10 Description: Gear trials (10 days) |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Taggings | Description: testing of MAFF 300kHz tag on plaice. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: Gear trials (10 days) |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 10 Description: Side Scan trial (10 days) |
