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RV Corystes CO 16/06

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCO 16/06
Cruise period2006-04-14 — 2006-04-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBelfast, United Kingdom
Port of returnBelfast, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To conduct a plankton survey using a Gulf VII plankton sampler to determine the distribution and abundance of cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglifinus) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) eggs.
2. To remove fish eggs from fresh plankton samples at sea. To measure, stage and preserve these eggs in ethanol prior to species identification using a DNA technique on return to the laboratory.
3. To collect a surface nutrient and chlorophyll sample at each of the sampling stations.
4. To collect supplementary sub-surface environmental data using a self-logging package carried on the Gulf VII plankton samplers.
5. To collect surface salinity samples at every third station for calibration of the CTD.
6. To collect a surface phytoplankton sample at every third station for phytoplankton species identification.
7. To run trial transects using the Kiel Ichthyoplankton Video Camera System.
Chief scientistSteven Beggs (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute)
Cruise reportRV Corystes CO 16/06 cruise report co16_06.pdf (0.49 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificNorthern Irish Sea