Tridens wk 13-16 2012
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | wk 13-16 2012 |
| Cruise period | 2012-03-26 — 2012-04-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Unknown, Netherlands |
| Port of return | Unknown, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Estimate the spawning stock abundance of Blue Whiting using acoustic methods. A pelagic trawl (5600 meshes), fitted out with an inner codend of 20 mm meshes,
will be used for identifying the echotraces. |
| Chief scientist | Sascha M Fassler (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden) |
| Project | ICES International Blue Whiting Survey |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.94 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Western Approaches and West of Ireland |
