RV Dana 06/97 (0197H)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Dana (26D4) |
| Cruise identifier | 06/97 (0197H) |
| Cruise period | 1997-04-04 — 1997-04-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To assess latitudinal variations in the timing of emergence of Calanus finmarchicus from diapause in the North East Atlantic
2. To determine the locations where overwintered Calanus finmarchicus are first carried onto the shelf regions around Faroe and southeast Iceland. 3. To map the distribution of primary production, Calanus finmarchicus grazing and egg production rates along the Iceland-Scotland ridge. Colaborative cruise between DFU and SOAEFD. |
| Chief scientist | Mike R Heath (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.51 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | NE Atlantic |
| Track charts | (0.09 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: chlorophyll concentrations. |
| Zooplankton | Description: OPC used to determine distribution of Calanus finmarchicus. |
