RV Cefas Endeavour 11/19
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/19 |
| Cruise period | 2019-07-16 — 2019-07-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Portland Harbour, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Primary Aims
1. To undertake a beam trawl survey in the southern North Sea and eastern Channel as part of an ICES co-ordinated research programme. 2. To obtain fisheries independent data on the distribution and abundance of commercial flatfish species. 3. To collect biological data, including maturity and weight at age of commercial species, to satisfy the requirements of the EU data regulations. 4. To identify the epibenthos by catch taken in the 4-metre beam trawl and to quantify 12 species as agreed at the Beam Trawl Working Group. 5. To collect samples of demersal fish for chemical analysis from the North Sea in support of the Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme (CSEMP) 6. To collect fish samples at CSEMP sites for fish disease and biochemical markers (e.g. EROD, AChE and bile metabolites analysis) 7. To sample representative CSEMP stations using day grab, for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), trace metal contaminants, organic contaminants (PCBs, PBDEs and HBCD), sediment particle size analysis (PSA) and marine litter. 8. To conduct marine litter surveys by collecting benthic litter information from the trawls and collecting sediment samples for litter analysis. Narrative in attached cruise report. |
| Chief scientist | Joanne Smith (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.33 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.84 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | Eastern English Channel and southern North Sea (ICES areas VIId and IVc) |
