RV Cirolana CIR6/01
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR6/01 |
| Cruise period | 2001-08-06 — 2001-09-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out the quarter 3 international groundfish survey of the north Sea, sampling at 75 stations covering the area from latitude 51° 45'N to 60° 30'N. At each station, a 30 minute tow with the GOV bottom trawl, a 200m drift with a 2m beam trawl and a CTD double profile using an instrument attached to the trawl. The total catch taken in the GOV trawl was weighed and measured by species. Age/length keys will be produced for commercially important species. The beam trawl samples were taken as part of an EU sponsored project on biodiversity of the epibenthos of the North Sea. |
| Chief scientist | Trevor W Boon (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Project | International Bottom Trawl Surveys - North Sea |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts | (0.08 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 70 Description: Micro CTD attached to GOV trawl |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of stations = 74 Description: Epibenthos samples from 2m beam trawl |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 74 Description: GOV trawl catches of all fish species |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 74 Description: GOV trawl catches of all fish species |
