RV Cefas Endeavour 02/15

Cruise plan

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9)
Cruise identifier	02/15
Cruise period	2015-01-29 — 2015-02-12
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Scheveningen, Netherlands
Port of return	Scheveningen, Netherlands
Purpose	Research
Objectives	The IBTS is designed to acquire recruitment indices and tuning data for several finfish species. The recruitment indices are used in ICES assessment working groups (herring, North Sea demersal fish, mackerel). Data on spatial and temporal distribution of fish species are used for ecosystem studies. Also Ichthyoplankton and Hydrography data are collected.
Chief scientist	Ralf van Hal (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden)
Project	ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS)
Coordinating body	International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Ocean/sea areas
General	North Sea
Measurements
Physical oceanography
CTD stations	Quantity: number of stations = 44 Description: CTD
Biology and fisheries
Eggs and larvae	Quantity: number of hauls = 90 Description: MIK plankton net
Demersal fish	Quantity: number of hauls = 46 Description: GOV bottom trawl