RV Cirolana CIR2/99
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR2/99 |
| Cruise period | 1999-03-01 — 1999-03-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Commercial |
| Objectives | To monitor distribution and abundance of commercial fish species for stock assessment purposes. |
| Chief scientist | John H Nichols (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.43 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea |
| Specific | South-Western Approaches, western English Channel |
| Track charts | (0.09 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 25 Description: Continuous surface salinity temperature measurements - daily bottle calibration |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 59 Description: Temperature, salinity depth profiles at each trawl station or group of stations - from surface to bottom |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 75 Description: Bottom trawls with Portuguese high headline trawl |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 75 Description: Bottom trawls with Portuguese high headline trawl |
