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RV Corystes COR14B/96
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
Cruise identifier | COR14B/96 |
Cruise period | 1996-11-15 — 1996-11-26 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Southampton, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To carry out an acoustic search using echo sounders and sonar, and a fishing survey in and around the restricted area commonly referred to as the south-west mackerel box to obtain information on:
a) the distribution, size, age and maturity of mackerel; b) the distribution and size composition of other pelagic species; c) the size composition of all other by-catch species caught. |
Chief scientist | John H Nichols (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.34 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
Specific | western English Channel |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: midwater trawl stations |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: handlining for mackerel |
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: activity duration in days = 10 Description: echo survey for pelagic species |