Celtic Explorer CE0805
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Celtic Explorer (45CE) |
| Cruise identifier | CE0805 |
| Cruise period | 2008-03-31 — 2008-04-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Unknown, Ireland |
| Port of return | Unknown, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | North West Herring Acoustic survey. To assess the size of the spawning aggregations of blue whiting in ICES divisions VIIb, c and VIa-b, using acoustic methods as a means or estimating the abundance. |
| Chief scientist | Ciaran O'Donnell (Marine Institute Galway) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Along the shelfbreak from the area north of 56N outside the 200m contour and northwards to 59N. |
