This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the North Sea Groundfish
Survey, Qtr 3 (FSS: IBTS3E; NSGFS);
75 core trawl stations are completed annually, to provide distribution and
stock composition estimates for fish species. Station, catch, length (all
species) and biological data (selected species) are collected using research
vessels and GOV trawls. Benthic catches are also recorded. These annual
surveys (ongoing) are carried out in support of EU data regulations and as
part of the International Bottom Trawl survey. Additional aims include
collection of water temperature, salinity and litter data.
Survey took place between 14/08/1998 and 14/09/1998 on Cirolana
Equipment used during this survey :
- Benthic Sampling Gear Jennings 2m Beam Trawl Standard spec.
- Bottle Casts Niskin bottles Caesium sampling from 2 bottle cast
- Bottle Casts Niskin bottles IBTS standard cast
- Otter Trawl GOV Long Wing 36/47 Standard IYFS Spec.
- Pumped Samples Deck Hose Caesium sampling
Survey operations were undertaken on 200 stations
162 different species were caught on this survey
