FFS Walther Herwig III 402
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FFS Walther Herwig III (06NI) |
| Cruise identifier | 402 |
| Cruise period | 2017-01-04 — 2017-01-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Port of return | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Part of the ICES International Herring Larvae Surveys in 2016/17. The programme focuses on the abundance and spatial distribution of herring and other fish larvae. All samples are taken on a standard grid using a plankton sampler. Stations are approximately 10nm apart.
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| Chief scientist | Nobert Rohlf (Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Hamburg) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.51 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Southern North sea. |