RV Cefas Endeavour is an ocean-going fisheries

Fishery

Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...

 research vessel

Research vessel

A research vessel is a ship designed and equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel...

 which is based at the port of Lowestoft

Lowestoft

Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...

 and is operated by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

(Cefas).
It is used to support all aspects of Cefas activities from fish stock surveys to launching autonomous monitoring equipment.

History

The vessel has been in service since 2003. Operation is currently outsourced by Cefas to P&O Maritime Services.

External links

• Cefas Endeavour on the Cefas website
• Latest position reported at marinetraffic.com