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FFS Walther Herwig III 344

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FFS Walther Herwig III (06NI)
Cruise identifier344
Cruise period2011-06-20 — 2011-07-19
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBremerhaven, Germany
Port of returnBremerhaven, Germany
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesSize and dynamics of the redfish stock in the Irminger Sea. The survey area is similar to the areas investigated in 2005, 2007, and 2009. The cruise is carried out in cooperation with research vessels from Iceland and Russia and coordinated by the ICES. As in the previous years, the deep layers between 150 m and 1000 m are detected.
Chief scientistEckhard Bethke (Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Hamburg)
NPRCFFS Walther Herwig III 344 NPRC waltherherwig_344.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Irminger Sea