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RV Cirolana CIR10/86

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR10/86
Cruise period1986-12-01 — 1986-12-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To carry out a groundfish trawl survey of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay.
2. To sample juvenile fish.
3. To sample pelagic fish shoals. No shoals of pelagic fish were observed until the very end of the working part of the cruise, when a small sample was obtained with handlines.
Chief scientistBrian W Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR10/86 cruise report ci10_86.pdf (0.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
Bristol Channel
Bay of Biscay
SpecificEnglish Channel/ Celtic Sea
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR10/86 cruise track — trk3244.html
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 35