RV Cirolana CIR2/95
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR2/95 |
| Cruise period | 1995-02-09 — 1995-03-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To sample fish eggs on a grid of stations throughout the Irish Sea and in Cardigan Bay using a 76cm unencased high speed plankton sampler. The area will be sampled twice during the cruise.
2. To take additional samples in selected areas where fish eggs are abundant. These samples will be sorted live and prepared for specific identification by ISO-electric focussing. 3. To take profiles of temperature and salinity at each plankton sampling station using the sampler mounted Guildine CTD unit. 4. To take discrete surface salinity samples at each station for CTD sensor calibration. 5. To collect zooplankton samples for ATCase measurements and for testing the regional copepod model. 6. To take trawl samples to collect ovaries of plaice and cod for the estimation of Atresia and spawning duration. |
| Chief scientist | John H Nichols (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Eastern and Western Irish Sea, Cardigan Bay |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 191 Description: surface S only |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 191 Description: uncalibrated CTD |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 191 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 191 |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 |
