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FFS Walther Herwig III 253
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FFS Walther Herwig III (06NI) |
Cruise identifier | 253 |
Cruise period | 2003-06-26 — 2003-07-13 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
Port of return | Bremerhaven, Germany |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Cruise WH 253 was conducted in the framework of the international hydroacousticsurvey on pelagic fish in the North Sea, which is co-ordinated by ICES. The working area was confined to the South-Eastern North Sea between 52°N and 57°N, and the 20 m depth line off the English, Dutch, Danish and German coasts. Acoustic measurements were conducted between 0600 and 2200 hrs on East-West or North-South transects with 15 or 30 nm spacing. For the identification of echo traces and further biological sampling, 27 hauls with a pelagic net were conducted. After each haul and at 65 additional stations, CTD profiles were recorded. |
Chief scientist | Christopher Zimmermann (Federal Research Centre for Fisheries, Hamburg) |
NPRC | (0.07 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Southern North Sea (German Bight). |