Kings Bay 2017833
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Kings Bay (58KA) |
| Cruise identifier | 2017833 |
| Cruise period | 2017-07-03 — 2017-07-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bergen, Norway |
| Port of return | Bergen, Norway |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The major aim is abundance estimation with precision estimates of Northeast Atlantic (NEA) mackerel. Secondary aim is abundance estimation of Atlantic blue whiting and Norwegian spring-spawning herring, thereby establishing new fishery independent indices on abundance to be used in the assessment of these stocks. An important objective is also to understand the Norwegian Sea ecosystem and especially the distribution, migration, feeding and spatial overlap of important pelagic planktivorous species (mackerel, herring and blue whiting) in relation to hydrography, plankton and top predators. |
| Chief scientist | Leif Nøttestad (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) |
| NPRC |  (0.27 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea |
