RV Celtic Voyager CV18022
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Celtic Voyager (45CV) |
| Cruise identifier | CV18022 |
| Cruise period | 2018-08-18 — 2018-08-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Cork, Ireland |
| Port of return | Cork, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Celtic Sea UWTV Survey Leg 2
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 obtain 2018 quality assured estimates of Nephrops burrow densities from a randomised isometric grid of UWTV stations at 5 nautical mile spacing on the western Irish Sea Nephrops grounds if time allows. 4. 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 on the Smalls ground. 5. To collect oceanographic data using a sledge mounted CTD. 6. To sample Nephrops and macro benthos using a 3 m beam trawl deployed at ~10 stations on the Smalls only if time allows. 7. 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 |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Celtic Sea |
| Specific | Labadie, Cockburn and Jones Banks. The Smalls fishing grounds. |
