RV Cefas Endeavour 2/04
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/04 |
| Cruise period | 2004-02-11 — 2004-02-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To participate in the ICES co-ordinated International Bottom Trawl Survey for quarter 1. To fish over an allocated area of the North Sea using a standard GOV trawl in order to obtain information on:
a) distribution, size composition and abundance of all fish species caught; b) age - length distribution of selected species; c) distribution of fish in relation to their environment; d) distribution of macrobenthos and anthropogenic debris; e) surface and bottom temperature and salinity data using CTD; f) length weight information using individual fish measurements. 2. To collect material for fish identification courses (C. Fox, CEFAS, Lowestoft). 3. To investigate, time permitting, the effects on catches of trawl rigging variations. |
| Chief scientist | Trevor W Boon (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Project | International Bottom Trawl Surveys - North Sea |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise programme |  (0.12 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.24 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts | (0.07 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 31 Description: Micro CTD profiles |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 31 Description: GOV catches of all fish species |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 31 Description: GOV catches of all fish species |
