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Brennholm 2015832

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Brennholm (58BQ)
Cruise identifier2015832
Cruise period2015-07-01 — 2015-07-04
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBergen, Norway
Port of returnBergen, Norway
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesInternational Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS). The major aim is abundance estimation with precision estimates of Northeast Atlantic (NEA) mackerel. Secondary aim is to understand the Norwegian Sea ecosystem and especially the distribution, migration, feeding and spatial overlap of important pelagic planktivorous species (mackerel, herring and blue whiting) in relation to hydrography, plankton and top predators.
Chief scientistLeif Nøttestad (Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
NPRCBrennholm 2015832 NPRC brennholm_2015832.pdf (0.28 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Norwegian Sea