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Den Hoope IRIS 2016/02
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | Den Hoope (11IF) |
Cruise identifier | IRIS 2016/02 |
Cruise period | 2016-09-10 — 2016-09-30 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Ostend, Belgium |
Port of return | Ostend, Belgium |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Objectives | Comparative fishing study with parallel hauls between the research vessel RV Endeavour (as used in the UK BTS) and a Belgian beam trawler.
A science-industry grid survey in the Irish Sea (from 53°N to 55°N). Modern stock identification techniques (i.e. genetic and micro-chemical fingerprinting and otolith shape analysis) will be performed on tissue (fin clips) and otoliths collected. Further develop the Fisheries-Science-Partnership (FSP). |
Chief scientist | Unknown (Unknown) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |