RV Cefas Endeavour 11/23
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/23 |
| Cruise period | 2023-07-31 — 2023-08-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 3 day survey to exchange 2 SmartBuoys, 1 Noise Lander, 1 Waverider and collect water samples and zooplankton samples on transit in the North Sea and English Channel.
Aims 1. Service SmartBuoy at West Gabbard 2. Service Noise Lander at Warp 3. Service SmartBuoy at Warp 4. Service Waverider at Poole 5. Continuous flow/underway water sampling as required on various transects 6. CTD Rosette water sampling as required on various transects – ESM2 CTD Profiler used as back up. 7. Secchi disk deployment and Forel Ule sampling as required on various transects – Not completed, Eye on Water App used at SmartBuoy sites. 8. Collection of zooplankton sample at West Gabbard 9. Collection of zooplankton sample Warp 10. Collection of zooplankton sample East of Warp 11. Low priority: Grab station at CSEMP 466 (51.4967, 1.000) Narrative in attached cruise report. |
| Chief scientist | Izzy Lake (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | Warp, West Gabbard |
