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Putford Petrel

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship namePutford Petrel
Cruise period1988-12-06 — 1988-12-20
StatusCompleted
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To carry out surveys at the Hastings Shingle Bank and Isle of Wight aggregate extraction sites, using side scan sonar , epibenthic dredges and underwater photography.
2. To carry out a survey of the benthos and sediment at the Plymouth sewage sludge dumpsite.
3. To obtain core samples of sediments at the Exeter sewage sludge dumpsite. Aim deferred
4. To survey the Hurst Fort dredgings disposal site (Isle of Wight) using side-scan sonar and grabs. Not attempted.
5. To obtain core samples of sediments and biota from the Middle and Barrow Deeps (outer Thames estuary). Aim deferred
6. To sample the sediments and benthos at the South Falls sewage sludge and industrial waste dumpsite.
7. To evaluate potential dumpsites for capital dredgings in the Salcombe/Dart areas.
Chief scientistHubert Llewelyn Rees (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory), Steven M Rowlatt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory)
Cruise reportPutford Petrel  cruise report putford_petrel_dec88.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
North Sea
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Sediment trapsQuantity: number of stations = 52
Description: Day grab stations were worked. Samples of sediments and benthos were obtained for later analysis.
Sediment trapsQuantity: number of samples = 1
Description: At Nab Tower spoil ground a rock dredge sample of the bethos and sediments was taken.
Sediment trapsQuantity: number of hauls = 1
Description: A heavy duty rock dredge was deployed at the extraction area and records of sediment and benthos were taken.
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of hauls = 1
Description: A heavy duty rock dredge was deployed at the extraction area and records of sediment and benthos were taken.
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of samples = 1
Description: At Nab Tower spoil ground a rock dredge sample of the bethos and sediments was taken.
ZoobenthosQuantity: number of stations = 52
Description: Day grab stations were worked. Samples of sediments and benthos were obtained for later analysis.
Gear researchQuantity: number of measurements = 1
Description: Core samples were collected from the Exeter sewage sludge site to evaluate the Carib corer. No. of cores not specified.
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeQuantity: number of samples = 1
Description: At Nab Tower spoil ground a rock dredge sample of the bethos and sediments was taken.
DredgeQuantity: number of hauls = 1
Description: A heavy duty rock dredge was deployed at the extraction area and records of sediment and benthos were taken.
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 24
Description: As a study of temporal changes in sediment quality grab samples were taken around the Plymouth area.
GrabQuantity: number of deployments = 2
Description: At Plymouth sewage sludge disposal site a grab and beam trawl survey was started.
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 1
Description: 'Groundtruth' sampling was conducted. No. of samples not specified.
GrabQuantity: number of stations = 52
Description: Day grab stations were worked. Samples of sediments and benthos were obtained for later analysis.
Bottom photographyDescription: A camera sledge was deployed, video and still images of the seabed were collected, including dredging tracks. No. of images not noted
Single-beam echosoundingQuantity: number of measurements = 3
Description: Beam trawl samples were colleted from the Exeter sewage sludge disposal site.
Single-beam echosoundingQuantity: number of deployments = 2
Description: At Plymouth sewage sludge disposal site a grab and beam trawl survey was started.
Long/short range side scan sonarQuantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: At the eastern end of the Isle of Wight a sidescan survey of three aggregate extraction areas commenced.
Long/short range side scan sonarQuantity: number of measurements = 2
Description: At an area just off Start Bay two sidescan sonar surveys were undertaken, to evaluate potential dredge dumping sites. One proved unsuitable, the other was more promising.
Long/short range side scan sonarQuantity: number of observations = 1
Description: At Hastings Shingle Bank a sidescan sonar suvery was carried out.