RV Corystes COR9/95
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | COR9/95 |
| Cruise period | 1995-08-24 — 1995-09-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out beam trawl surveys of groundfish in the Irish Sea, Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea.
2. To collect data on maturity and weight at age of sole, plaice and lemon sole. 3. To determine the distribution and abundance of juvenile and adult sole and plaice. 4. To carry out trials with the Optical Plankton Counter. |
| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea, Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 24 Description: continuous T & S |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 55 Description: surface S only |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 37 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: optical plankton counter |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: optical plankton counter |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 119 Description: valid 30 minute tows were carried out with the 4m beam trawl fitted with chain-mat, flip-up ropes and 40mm cod-end liner. Groundfish survey |
