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RV Cefas Endeavour 12A/05

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9)
Cruise identifier12A/05
Cruise period2005-07-20 — 2005-07-25
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeTrials
Objectives1. To carry out trials of acoustic and photographic survey equipment.
2. To conduct multidisciplinary surveys of cobble substrates and areas of the seabed suspected to hold aggregations of Sabellaria spinulosa (C2474).
3. To carry out post-remediation survey work at aggregate extraction site Area 408, close to the Coal Pit (AE0916).
Chief scientistDavid Stephen Limpenny (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory)
Cruise programmeRV Cefas Endeavour 12A/05 cruise programme endeavour12_05.pdf  (0.42 MB) 
Cruise reportRV Cefas Endeavour 12A/05 cruise report endeavour12_05.pdf (0.43 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
North Sea
Track chartsRV Cefas Endeavour 12A/05 cruise track — endeavour12_05trk.pdf (0.40 MB) 
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
ZooplanktonDescription: 2m beam trawl.
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms.
Geology and geophysics 
GrabDescription: HamCam
Bottom photographyDescription: HamCam
Multi-beam echosounding
Long/short range side scan sonar