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Item 285

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id 285
ship RV Calanus
samp_equip_type Corer: Box
terms_of_use_url None
client Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
start_date 1999-07-24 00:00:00
contractor British Geological Survey
start_date_est Real
cruise_data_url None
mdfileid_nerc_guid abc9f747-5368-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
cruise_area CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Irish Sea, Offshore 1:250k: Isle of Man, Lake District, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: IRISH SEA
end_date 1999-07-29 00:00:00
abstract This marine sampling survey took place in the Irish Sea on board the RV Calanus as part of a study funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The survey was carried out by the British Geological Survey (BGS). The purpose was collection of sediment cores and macrofauna along the coastal margin immediately offshore of the Sellafield site in Cumbria. Seabed samples were collected using a box corer. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Technical Report WB/99/18C.
end_date_est Real
cruise 1999/2
additional_info For more detailed information on the acquisition equipment and data collection techniques, operational standards, data processing methods and quality control procedures used on this survey see the Report of Survey/Cruise Report and associated documentation where available. The information available may vary depending on the age of the survey. Data are checked and loaded to the BGS Coastal and Marine data management system following BGS marine data management procedures.
confidentiality unclassified (open file)
cruise_alias None
nav_equip_type Differential GPS
accessuse_restric unrestricted use, copyright acknowledgement
restitle Sampling Survey 1999/2: Irish Sea (24/07/1999 to 29/07/1999)
geophys_equip_type None
terms_of_use Available under the Open Government Licence subject to acknowledgement