RV Corystes CO 16/09
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | CO 16/09 |
| Cruise period | 2009-04-16 — 2009-04-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. Trawl each station sampled during previous cruises and quantify catches. 2. Collect maturity data for female Nephrops. 3. Assess the prevalence of the dinoflagellate parasite Hematodinium in Nephrops catches. 4. Identify and quantify bycatch species associated with Nephrops catches. 5. Collect biological data (length, weight, age, maturity, parasite infection) of cod 6. Carry out a marine litter survey. 7. Perform a multibeam survey of parts of the Nephrops grounds. |
| Chief scientist | Richard P Briggs (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | ICES area VIIa |
