RV Cefas Endeavour 16/06
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 16/06 |
| Cruise period | 2006-09-16 — 2006-09-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | AIMS:
1. To conduct a standard underwater TV survey of Nephrops burrow densities on the Farn Deeps grounds, 55 35 N to 54 45 N and 01 30 to 00 40 W, and to evaluate Nephrops abundance for comparison with previous years. 2. To collect concurrent video data, using a second camera, which will be directly comparable with that collected from other Nephrops grounds. 3. To characterise sediment features at and between TV survey stations using a remote acoustic seabed discrimination system (swathe bathymetry and QTC). 4. To trial the deployment of a lander for the remote collection of static video observations and environmental data. |
| Chief scientist | Jonathon Mark Elson (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Coordinating body | CEFAS |
| Cruise programme |  (0.01 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Farn Deeps |
