RV Cirolana CIR1B/00
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR1B/00 |
| Cruise period | 2000-01-28 — 2000-02-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | North Shields, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To conduct a TV survey of the English NE coast Nephrops grounds using a towed sledge and underwater TV camera to evaluate burrow density and estimate Nephrops biomass in the area 55° 35' - 54° 45' N and 1° 30' - 0° 40' W.
2. To back up the TV survey with a QTC/ROXAN survey to establish the ground types and compare with previous grab surveys. |
| Chief scientist | Clive G Brown (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | English NE coast |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 99 Description: tows using sledge-mounted tv camera |
