Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FS Alkor (06A6) |
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Cruise identifier | AL300 |
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Cruise period | 2007-06-06 — 2007-06-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Kiel, Germany |
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Port of return | Kiel, Germany |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | The cruise was conducted within the framework of the research projects: "GLOBEC, Germany Trophische Wechselwirkung zwischen Zooplankton und Fischen unter dem Einfluss physikalischer Prozesse" and "UNCOVER - UNderstand the mechanisms of stock reCOVERy" (EU FP6 TP8.1 022717). This cruise focused on investigating how hydrographic frontal systems in the Southern North Sea impact on the distribution of plankton and fish, thereby also affecting biological interactions. |
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Chief scientist | Michael St John (Hamburg University Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science) |
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Project | GLOBEC; UNCOVER |
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Coordinating body | European Union (EU) |
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NPRC | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | North Sea, between 52°30'N - 55°30'N and 1 °E - 5°E |