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Celtic Explorer CE11012
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | Celtic Explorer (45CE) |
Cruise identifier | CE11012 |
Cruise period | 2011-09-23 — 2011-10-05 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Unknown, Ireland |
Port of return | Unknown, Ireland |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) is carried out in the 4th quarter annually as part of an internationally coordinated demersal trawl survey effort under the ICES working group for International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS). The primary objective is to use trawl sampling to provide an annual relative index of abundance and recruitment for commercially exploited fish stocks. |
Chief scientist | David Stokes (Marine Institute Galway) |
Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
NPRC | (0.17 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Celtic Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | West of Scotland in ICES division VIa south of 56.5°N, and all of VIIb. In the Celtic Sea the survey will cover VIIg and VIIj north of the 50°N line and west to the 600m contour. |