Celtic Explorer CE18004
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Celtic Explorer (45CE) |
| Cruise identifier | CE18004 |
| Cruise period | 2018-02-19 — 2018-03-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Galway, Ireland |
| Port of return | Galway, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Bottom trawling to the North, West and South of Ireland, at depths from 100m - 1000m and beam trawling to the South-west of Ireland at depths up to 150m.
Objectives are to provide abundance indices for anglerfish and megrim and to provide maturity data for a range of species. |
| Chief scientist | Hans Gerritsen (Marine Institute Galway) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.45 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Ireland |
