Tridens wk 38-39 2011
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | wk 38-39 2011 |
| Cruise period | 2011-09-19 — 2011-09-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Scheveningen, Netherlands |
| Port of return | Scheveningen, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The cruise is part of the ICES coordinated herring larvae surveys, which are carried out in September/October and December/January. This survey covers the Northern and Central North Sea. In each ICES rectangle (see cruise map) 9 double oblique hauls are made with the Gulf VII plankton torpedo with mounted CTD. The Gulf VII is fitted with a 20 cm diameter conical nose and a standard net of 280 µm mesh size. All larvae data are stored in a central database at the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries and Fishery Ecology in Hamburg, Germany. |
| Chief scientist | Cindy J G van Damme (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden) |
| Project | ICES Herring Larvae Survey |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | 52 - 62N, 05W - 03 30E |
