CV20016 Celtic Voyager Nephrops Underwater TV Survey Aran - Porcupine Grounds Northeast Atlantic Ocean 2020

All planned UWTV stations were surveyed successfully in the, Aran grounds and Galway Bay. Three stations were not surveyed in the Porcupine grounds. 30 hours of downtime was experiences due to poor weather conditions.

Day grab samples were also collected for the Infomar seabed mapping project and for Galway Mayo Institute of Technology's (GMIT). Nephrops underwater television surveys are under the Data Collection Scheme, established under the European Union's (EU) Union Priority 3 (Fostering the Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy) of Ireland’s Operational Programme which co-funded under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund by the Irish Government and the EU.