RV Cirolana CIR9/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR9/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-11-02 — 1982-11-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a groundfish survey of the Irish Sea, trawling at standard stations using a Granton trawl with small mesh liner.
2. To obtain fish and shellfish samples from eight ICES rectangles for measurement of radioactive levels. 3. Sample gadoid species in midwater using a pelagic trawl, for investigation of feeding and population distribution. 4. Carry out trawl stations off the south coast of Ireland to complete coverage of the area begun on CLIONE 10/82. 5. Take a series of photographs of benthos in the region of the NW Irish Sea front, using the headline camera. |
| Chief scientist | Keith M Brander (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: midwater trawls. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: surveyed using underwater camera. |
