RV G.O. Sars 2016101
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV G.O. Sars (58G2) |
| Cruise identifier | 2016101 |
| Cruise period | 2016-01-12 — 2016-02-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bergen, Norway |
| Port of return | Bergen, Norway |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | IBTS, International Bottom Trawl Survey, coordinated by the ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey Working Group (IBTSWG). IBTS now targets the following commercial finfish species: herring, cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, Norway pout, mackerel, sprat. The main objective of the IBTS is to provide recruitment indices of these commercial fish species. Plankton nets (MIK) are used to get an early indication of the potential amount of young herring and other larvae. Parallel to trawling, hydrographic data (salinity, temperature) are collected. Survey also includes sampling gadoid larvae and eggs and a hydrographical transect from Utsira W to Start Point. |
| Chief scientist | Jennifer Devine (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) |
| Project | ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Northern North Sea (E-W transect along 59.28N) |
