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Vendla 2016829

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Vendla (58VK)
Cruise identifier2016829
Cruise period2016-07-02 — 2016-07-14
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 abundance estimation of Atlantic blue whiting, thereby establishing a new fishery independent index on abundance to be used in the assessment of this stock. An important objective is also 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)
NPRCVendla 2016829 NPRC vendla_2016829.pdf (0.22 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorthern North Sea
Track chartsVendla 2016829 cruise track — vendla_2016829trk.pdf (0.18 MB)