RV Corystes CORY 1/05
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corystes (74RY) |
| Cruise identifier | CORY 1/05 |
| Cruise period | 2005-06-29 — 2005-07-07 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Swansea, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Swansea, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a benthic and trawl survey of sandy biotopes in the Bristol Channel, in support of project AE1148, and to collect data and samples for studies supporting the development of EcoQOs for benthic communities, including (a) examining the distribution, size composition, abundance and diversity of meiofauna, infauna, epibenthos and fish on sandy biotopes, and (b) examining issues pertaining to relative catchability and sample replication.
2. To collect biological samples of shrimp and other benthic fauna for the analysis of heavy metal levels (L. Newton, University of West of England). |
| Chief scientist | James Robert Ellis (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.01 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Bristol Channel |
| Specific | Carmarthen Bay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 Description: A number of tows were made with the 4m beam trawl, catches were recorded. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 40 Description: A number of tows were made with the 2m beam trawl. No. of catches noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: A number of Agassiz trawls were made throughout the cruise. A variety of animals were caught. |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: A number of Agassiz trawls were made throughout the cruise. A variety of animals were caught. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: A number of Agassiz trawls were made throughout the cruise. A variety of animals were caught. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 135 Description: A number of Day grab samples were collected during the cruise. |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of samples = 16 Description: A number of samples were collected with the NIOZ corer. |
