RV Cefas Endeavour 16A/07
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 16A/07 |
| Cruise period | 2007-08-08 — 2007-08-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Aims
1. To carry out a groundfish survey of the North Sea as part of the ICES coordinated IBTS, using a standard GOV trawl in order to obtain information on: a) Distribution, size composition and abundance of all fish species caught. B) Age - length distribution of selected species. C) Distribution of fish in relation to their environment. D) Distribution of macrobenthos and anthropogenic debris. E) Surface and bottom temperature and salinity data using SAIV miniCTD. F) Length weight & maturity information using individual fish measurements, in support of the EU Data Regulation. 2. To collect photographs and sections of ovaries from cod, whiting, haddock and saithe for the 'The workshop on Sexual Maturity Staging of Cod, Whiting, Haddock and Saithe (WKMSCWHS)'(R Bucholtz, DIFRES). 3. To carry out replicate day grabs for DECAMONITOR project at NMMP 446 in the Thames estuary for Philippe Bersuder. 4. To collect selected species for isotope analysis for PhD student Ben Kuerten, at 3 stations in the southern North Sea. Narrative (All times GMT) RV Cefas ENDEAVOUR sailed from Lowestoft at 0645h 10 August. Before work on the primary stations commenced, a 'shakedown' tow was carried out to allow for the deployment of the gear, to check that all sensors were working correctly and to allow scientists and crew to familiarise themselves with their particular work areas. A standard station consisted of a cast with a miniCTD and a 10-litre Niskin bottle, followed by a 30-minute tow with the standard IBTS rigged GOV, also with a miniCTD attached. On every station fisheries acoustic data were continuously collected at two operating frequencies (38 kHz and 120 kHz), using the Simrad EK60 split beam sounder. During this first tow, the Scanmar sensors were giving inconsistent reading, so the net was hauled and checked. All net parameters looked correct so the net was redeployed. Ten minutes into the tow, the net came fast |
| Chief scientist | Brian F M Harley (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Coordinating body | CEFAS |
| Cruise programme |  (0.01 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
