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Tridens IBTS2007

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Tridens (64T2)
Cruise identifierIBTS2007
Cruise period2007-01-29 — 2007-03-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureUnknown, Netherlands
Port of returnUnknown, Netherlands
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThis survey aims at estimating the recruitment of a number of commercial fish species, such as plaice, sole, cod, haddock and whiting. Also benthos will be collected to study biodiversity. During the survey also hydrographical data are collected. In each ICES rectangle visited one haul (30 minutes) will be made with or an 8 m beam trawl and a 2 m beam trawl. After each haul a profile will be made with a CTD-Sonde. In addition herring larvae will be sampled with a plankton-net (MIK).
Chief scientistRemment ter Hofstede (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden)
ProjectICES International Bottom Trawl Survey
Coordinating bodyInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
NPRCTridens IBTS2007 NPRC tridens_20070129.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea