1989 - 1989 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Survey : CORY 9/89 (part of English Channel Beam Trawl Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D))
Description
This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the English Channel Beam Trawl
Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D);
Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species)
for each of the annual surveys covering the Southern North Sea and Eastern
English Channel using research vessels and 4m beam trawl in support of EU data
regulations and as part of an ICES funded research program. Additional aims
include collection of benthic, litter, water temperature and salinity and
acoustic data.
Survey took place between 17/08/1989 and 26/08/1989 on Corystes
Equipment used during this survey :
- Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT
- Bottle Casts Nansen bottles Reversing surface and bottom
- Vertical Profiler CTD Type 8709
Survey operations were undertaken on 185 stations
63 different species were caught on this survey