FFS Walther Herwig III 378
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FFS Walther Herwig III (06NI) |
| Cruise identifier | 378 |
| Cruise period | 2014-09-22 — 2014-10-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Port of return | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The cruise is part of the ICES co-ordinated International Herring Larvae Surveys (IHLS) in 2014/15. The aim is to estimate the distribution and abundance of North Sea herring larvae for assessment purposes. The larvae samples are taken on a standard grid with a station to station distance of approx. 10 nm. Used gear is a modified GULF III plankton sampler (Nackthai). Area of investigation was around the Orkney-Islands and in the Buchan area. |
| Chief scientist | Nobert Rohlf (Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Hamburg) |
| Project | ICES International Herring Larvae Study |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| Cruise report |  (0.25 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkney Islands and Buchan area |
| Track charts | (0.19 MB) |
