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RV Johan Hjort 2016207

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Johan Hjort (58J3)
Cruise identifier2016207
Cruise period2016-06-27 — 2016-07-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBergen, Norway
Port of returnBergen, Norway
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. Acoustic assessment of the herring and sprat stocks (HERAS) in the North Sea. The cruise is part of the international herring acoustic survey (HERAS) coordinated through the ICES Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys with participants from Denmark, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway.
2. Acoustic assessment of the saithe stock (NORACU) in the North Sea.
3. Observations on hydrography (CTD).
4. Information on other species is collected upon encounter.
Chief scientistCecilie Kvamme (Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
NPRCRV Johan Hjort 2016207 NPRC johanhjort_2016207.pdf (0.23 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNortheastern North Sea