Leaving Swansea behind us
Posted by Koen on
02 February 2012
So here we are again, a mix of Cefas and JNCC staff ready for
another busy couple of weeks onboard Cefas Endeavour. On this
survey we will be visiting a few of the recommended Marine
Conservation Zones (rMCZs) to collect data to verify the presence
and extent of features of interest. If you want to learn
more about the process that led to the recommendation of these
sites, visit the JNCC website for more information.
On the first two weeks of this survey we will be visiting rMCZ
sites in the Irish Sea. To avoid a very long steam from
Lowestoft, all staff travelled to Swansea to join the vessel.
This means that within a couple of hours we will be at our first
survey site where the work can begin.
Recently a new multibeam echosounder and a few other pieces of
equipment were fitted to the vessel, so the first job will be a
thorough test and calibration to make sure everything is working
satisfactory. Once completed, we will start collecting seabed
samples to tell us more about the physical and biological character
of the sites.
Whilst we steam to our first site everyone is busy getting all
our equipment ready to go, from computers to sample pots to sieving
tables to connecting cables. So I'll leave it at this and go
down to help the team. Below an image as we leave Swansea
behind us.
More tomorrow!
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