Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Magnus Heinason (26MH) |
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Cruise identifier | 1622 |
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Cruise period | 2016-05-25 — 2016-06-08 |
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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 | Fisheries |
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Objectives | Assess the spawning stock of mackerel in spring/summer 2016 as part of the joint international mackerel egg survey on the spawning grounds west of the British Isles. Several research vessels and several periods will be covered during the various surveys (see text table below for vessels in our period), coordinated by the ICES. The results will be used in the assessment of mackerel by the Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks [WGWIDE] in August 2016. |
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Chief scientist | Jan Arge Jacobsen (Faroe Marine Research Institute) |
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Project | ICES International Mackerel Egg Survey |
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Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
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NPRC | (0.37 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |