Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF) Geophysical and Multibeam Survey 2008/4_MEPF: MALSF East Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation Project (28/Sep/2008 to 30/Oct/2008)

This survey took place in September - November 2008 east of East Anglia. The survey was undertaken in joint collaboration between the British Geological Survey, the Centre for Ecology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and Wessex Archaeology. The aims of the R/V CEFAS Endeavour 18/08 / BGS 2008/04 cruise were to acquire high resolution multibeam echosounder, sidescan sonar, surface tow boomer and magnetometer data in the East Coast Regional Environmental Assessment area. This phase of data acquisition will be used to position vibrocore, clamshell grab, camera and biological sampling stations which will be visited during Spring 2009. The cruise was carried out under contract for the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF). Technical details of the survey can be found in BGS Internal Report IR/08/074 and CEFAS Cruise Report CEND 18/08.

本次调查于2008年9月至11月在东安格利亚以东海域开展。本调查由英国地质调查局（British Geological Survey）、生态、渔业与水产养殖科学中心（Centre for Ecology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, CEFAS）以及韦塞克斯考古研究所联合实施。搭乘"CEFAS奋进号"（R/V CEFAS Endeavour）执行的18/08航次（BGS 2008/04）旨在在东海岸区域环境评估区内采集高分辨率多波束测深数据、侧扫声呐数据、水面拖曳式boom震源数据及磁力仪数据。本阶段采集的数据将用于定位2009年春季将开展的振动岩芯取样、蛤壳式采泥、摄像观测及生物采样站位。本次航次系受砂石税可持续发展基金（MALSF）委托执行。本次调查的技术细节可查阅英国地质调查局内部报告IR/08/074及CEFAS航次报告CEND 18/08。