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RV Corystes COR9/91

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCOR9/91
Cruise period1991-09-10 — 1991-10-01
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To carry out pre-recruit flatfish surveys in the eastern Irish Sea and Bristol Channel.
2. To carry out a pre-recruit gadoid survey in the north-western Irish Sea.
3. To carry out comparative fishing on gadoid species with DANI's RV LOUGH FOYLE.
4. To investigate the distribution and abundance of pre-recruit plaice and sole off the western Welsh coast and southern Irish coast.
Chief scientistDavid J Symonds (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corystes COR9/91 cruise report co9_91.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
Bristol Channel
Track chartsRV Corystes COR9/91 cruise track — trk3716.html
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 106
Description: hauls using 4m beam trawl and Granton trawls.