RV Corystes COR11/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | COR11/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-08-23 — 1996-09-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out beam trawl surveys of groundfish in the Irish Sea, Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea.
2. To collect data on maturity and weight at age of sole, plaice and lemon sole. 3. To determine the distribution and abundance of juvenile and adult sole and plaice. 4. To carry out trials with a micro-wire tag detector system. 5. To tag pre-recruit plaice. |
| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Celtic Sea |
| Specific | Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 55 Description: surface salinity |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 37 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 123 Description: thirty minute tows using the 4m beam trawl. |
