Celtic Explorer CE17015
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Celtic Explorer (45CE) |
| Cruise identifier | CE17015 |
| Cruise period | 2017-10-15 — 2017-11-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Galway, Ireland |
| Port of return | Galway, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey 2017. Determine the relative abundance and age structure of herring spawning aggregations in the Celtic Sea and south west Ireland as part of an annual spawning stock survey. Data collected is used during the assessment of this stock for fishery applications within ICES. |
| Chief scientist | Ciaran O'Donnell (Marine Institute Galway) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea |
| Specific | Southwest of Ireland, Celtic Sea and Celtic Deep. |
