RV Celtic Voyager CV18018
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Celtic Voyager (45CV) |
| Cruise identifier | CV18018 |
| Cruise period | 2018-07-02 — 2018-07-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Galway, Ireland |
| Port of return | Cork, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Celtic Sea UWTV Survey Leg 1
Objectives 1. To obtain 2018 quality assured estimates of Nephrops burrow densities from a randomised isometric grid of UWTV stations at 4 nautical mile spacing on the Smalls Nephrops grounds. 2. To obtain 2018 quality assured estimates of Nephrops burrow densities from from a randomised isometric grid of UWTV stations at 6 nautical mile spacing Labadie, Cockburn and Jones Banks. 3. To collect ancillary information from the UWTV footage collected at each station such as the occurrence of sea-pens, other macro-benthos and fish species and trawl marks on the sea bed. 4. To collect oceanographic data using a sledge mounted CTD. 5. To sample Nephrops and macro benthos using a 3m beam trawl deployed at ~10 stations on the Smalls only if time allows 6. To satisfy the requirements of the Irish National programme under the EC Data Collection Regulation 1543/2000. |
| Chief scientist | Colm Lordan (Marine Institute Galway) |
| NPRC |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Labadie, Cockburn and Jones Banks. The Smalls fishing grounds. |
