Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | Magnus Heinason (26MH) |
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| Cruise identifier | 1324 |
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| Cruise period | 2013-05-23 — 2013-06-03 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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| Port of return | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | Assess the spawning stock of mackerel and horse mackerel in May/June as part of the joint international triennial mackerel and horse mackerel survey on the spawning grounds west of the British Isles, the Porcupine Bank and the Rockall Bank. |
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| Chief scientist | Hoegni H Debes (Faroe Marine Research Institute) |
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| Project | ICES Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey |
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| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
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| NPRC | (0.32 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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| Specific | West of the UK and Ireland. Porcupine Bank. Rockall Bank. |