RV Cefas Endeavour 1/03
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/03 |
| Cruise period | 2003-05-06 — 2003-05-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | This cruise is in 2 parts.
1. To trial scientific equipment that will be used during the first research cruises on board CEFAS Endeavour. The trials are to: a) ensure that deployed equipment can be safely deployed and recovered; b) once deployed, that the equipment functions correctly; c) non-deployed equipment (echo sounders, IT systems, data logging etc.) is functioning correctly and to familiarise staff with its use; d) to familiarise officers, crew and scientists with the vessel, her equipment and cabilities; e) to provide training opportunities for personnel involved in the use of new equipment and capabilities. 2. Undertake a multi-beam acoustic survey of wreck site in Dunwich area. 3. Undertake a multi-beam acoustic survey of relinquished gravel extraction site 222. 4. Evaluate Scanmar trawl monitoring system. 5. Test ITI trawl monitoring system (success of this item is essential for cruise 6/03). 6. Test and accept TV/Satellite system. 7. Continue with design EDC carriers for wet-lab. 8. Design balance head fittings for wet-lab. 9. Monitor CT room temperature controls. 10. Verify reeving on gear for below-deck winches. 11. If practical, to collect biological samples for species where market-based sampling is likely to be deficient in 2003 for EU data regulation requirements: a) cod, length and otolith samples; b) skates and rays, morphometric, maturity and length weight; c) turbot and brill length and otolith samples. 12. If practical, recover and redeploy gabbard buoy. 13. If time and weather conditions allow, complete configuration of workboat davits. |
| Chief scientist | Richard Andrew Ayers (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.06 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.23 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Description: The CTD was successfully deployed throughout the cruise. No. of deployments not noted. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: The cruise was started with a GOV trawl. |
| Gear research | Description: Scallop dredge trials took place using a gilson winch fitted with a heel block. No. of trials not noted. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Description: Scallop dredge trials took place using a gilson winch fitted with a heel block. No. of trials not noted. |
| Grab | Description: Van Venn grabs and Day grabs took place during the cruise. No. of grabs not noted. |
| Core - soft bottom | Description: The Reineck corer was deployed successfully throughout the cruise. No. of cores not noted. |
| Bottom photography | Description: The camera sledge was deployed during the cruise. No. of deployments not noted. |
