Celtic Explorer CE18018
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Celtic Explorer (45CE) |
| Cruise identifier | CE18018 |
| Cruise period | 2018-11-09 — 2018-12-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Galway, Ireland |
| Port of return | Galway, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Irish Groundfish Survey Leg 2.
The Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) is carried out in the 4th quarter annually as part of an internationally coordinated demersal trawl survey effort under the ICES working group for International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS). |
| Chief scientist | David Stokes (Marine Institute Galway) |
| Project | Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Shelf to the west of UK and Ireland |