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RV Cefas Endeavour 8/04
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
Cruise identifier | 8/04 |
Cruise period | 2004-07-15 — 2004-07-19 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To perform side by side comparative sampling with RV Corystes. Work will involve comparing the performance of biological sampling gears in shallow water (~20m; Grid 1, transects 1-J & 1-L), mid water (20-40m; Grid 1, transect 1-G & 1-H) and deep water (40m+; Grid 2, transect 2-J & 2-H)2. The gears used will be scientific echosounders (EK60 & SH80), standard Granton trawl and sandeel dredge.
2. To undertake trials of a video dredge3 (video camera mounted on an arm in front of dredge hood). |
Chief scientist | David Andrew Righton (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.20 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | west side of Dogger Bank |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 18 Description: Trawls made using Granton net. |
Geology and geophysics | |
Dredge | Quantity: number of stations = 18 Description: worked using a modified scallop dredge. |
Bottom photography | Description: Experimental trials of a video-camera equipped sandeel dredge. |