Tridens IBTS2012
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | IBTS2012 |
| Cruise period | 2012-01-23 — 2012-02-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Unknown, Netherlands |
| Port of return | Unknown, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The IBTS is designed to acquire recruitment indices and tuning data for several finfish species. The recruitment indices are used in ICES assessment working groups (herring, North Sea demersal fish, mackerel) and ACOM. Data on spatial and temporal distribution of fish species are used for ecosystem studies. Furthermore to obtain hydrographical data (CTD stations). |
| Chief scientist | Ralf van Hal (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden) |
| Project | ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | Eastern Channel and southern North Sea |
