RV Cirolana CIR2/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR2/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-02-07 — 1996-02-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out an acoustic search and fishing survey of the restricted area commonly referred to as the south-west mackerel box to obtain information on:
(i) Distribution, size, age and maturity of mackerel. (ii) Distribution and size composition of other pelagic species. (iii) Size composition of other species caught. |
| Chief scientist | John Casey (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | Celtic Sea, South-western Approaches, western English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Birds | Quantity: activity duration in days = 1 Description: days sea bird survey |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: mid water trawl |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: survey for pelagic fish |
