RV G.O. Sars 2006104
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV G.O. Sars (58G2) |
| Cruise identifier | 2006104 |
| Cruise period | 2006-03-15 — 2006-04-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. Acoustic assessment of the blue whiting spawning stock. The cruise is part of the international blue whiting survey coordinated through the ICES Planning Grooup on Northeast Atlantic Pelagic Ecosystem Surveys.
2. Measurements of acoustic target strength of blue whiting. 3. Observations on plankton and hydrography. |
| Chief scientist | Mikko Heino (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.25 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West of UK and Ireland, Faroe Islands. |
