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 03/08/2013 and 03/09/2013 on CEFAS Endeavour
Equipment used during this survey :
- Bottle Casts Niskin bottles IBTS standard cast
- BRUV Baited camera s McCully
- Nioz corer standard deployment
- Otter Trawl GOV Long Wing 36/47 Standard IYFS Spec.
- Otter Trawl Poly GOV 36 47 SWest IBTS Spec 3 Bridle Std Ground Gear no
kite
- Rosette Sampling with CTD
- SPI camera starboard A Frame
Survey operations were undertaken on 199 stations
215 different species were caught on this survey