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Celtic Explorer CE17004

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Celtic Explorer (45CE)
Cruise identifierCE17004
Cruise period2017-03-18 — 2017-04-07
StatusCompleted
Port of departureUnknown, Ireland
Port of returnUnknown, Ireland
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesBlue Whiting Acoustic Survey. Determine the relative abundance and age structure of blue whiting spawning aggregations to the West of Ireland and Scotland as part of the Internationally coordinated spawning stock survey.
Chief scientistCiaran O'Donnell (Marine Institute Galway)
NPRCCeltic Explorer CE17004 NPRC celticexplorer_ce17004.pdf (0.29 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificContinental Shelf, Hebridean Shelf and Slope