RV Cefas Endeavour 11/06
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/06 |
| Cruise period | 2006-05-09 — 2006-05-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Aims
1. To use acoustic & fishing survey methods to estimate the abundance and distribution of sandeels on sandeel fishing grounds on the North West Riff (Dogger Bank) & The Hills. 2. To use fishing survey methods to estimate the abundance and distribution of predatory fish feeding on sandeels on the sandeel fishing grounds on the North West Riff & The Hills. 3. To search for fish tagged during cruise END 03/05 4. To use fishing survey methods (Bongo net) to estimate the abundance and distribution of plankton on the sandeel fishing grounds on the North West Riff & The Hills. Plan The cruise staff will join ENDEAVOUR at Lowestoft on the evening tide (~1600hrs) on Tuesday 9th May 2006 and proceed to The Hills (~54° 25' N, 1° 00' E) where surveying will commence. Surveying will take place over established grids on the Hills and the North West Riff. ENDEAVOUR will return to Lowestoft for the afternoon tide (~1600hrs) on Sunday 21st May 2006. |
| Chief scientist | David Andrew Righton (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Coordinating body | CEFAS |
| Cruise programme |  (0.01 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | The Hills, North West Riff. |
