RV Celtic Voyager CV18001
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Celtic Voyager (45CV) |
| Cruise identifier | CV18001 |
| Cruise period | 2018-01-27 — 2018-02-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Galway, Ireland |
| Port of return | Galway, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Winter Environmental Survey. The survey aims to fulfill Ireland's requirements under the Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme (JAMP) of the 1992 Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the North East Atlantic (OSPAR). This requires the answering of 3 key questions:
1. What is the spatial distribution of nutrients? 2. Are nutrient concentrations changing over time (trends)? 3. Are nutrient concentrations significantly elevated (>50%) above salinity related and/or regionally specific background levels? |
| Chief scientist | Evin McGovern (Marine Institute Galway) |
| NPRC |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Celtic Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | East, west and south of Ireland |
