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RV Corystes COR 13/02
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
Cruise identifier | COR 13/02 |
Cruise period | 2002-09-04 — 2002-10-05 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Aims
1. To carry out a 4m beam-trawl survey of groundfish in support of EC 1639/2001 to i) obtain fisheries independent data on the distribution and abundance of commercial flatfish species, and ii) derive age compositions of sole and plaice for use in the assessment of stock size. 2. To collect biological data including maturity and weight at age of sole, plaice, lemon sole and other commercially important finfish species. 3. To quantify the epibenthos using 4m beam trawl by-catch. 4. To collect surface sea-water samples for the analysis of Tritium and Caesium. 5. To collect fish samples in support of other CEFAS projects and training courses. Narrative in attached cruise report. |
Chief scientist | Myrtle J Boon (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel Celtic Sea |
Specific | Irish Sea (ICES area VIIa); Bristol Channel & Celtic Sea (ICES areas VIIf, VIIg); Western English Channel (ICES area VIIe) |