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Senckenberg DOG-V

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Senckenberg (06MP)
Cruise identifierDOG-V
Cruise period2012-07-23 — 2012-08-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureWilhelmshaven, Germany
Port of returnWilhelmshaven, Germany
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe interannual variability of the epibenthic fauna of the Dogger Bank is a long term project of the Senckenberg Research Institute since 1991. This project aims at gathering basic data which is used for understanding presumed environmental changes. Therefore the study refers to 37 stations that are, whenever possible, sampled on a yearly basis in the same season with the same gear. The fauna is recorded quantitatively from each sample in order to allow studies on relative abundance. Additionally, temperature and current parameters are recorded to correlate with faunal composition and species abundances.

Additionally, station 40 was sampled every three hours in a 48 hours timeframe in order to get an insight into diurnal patterns of epibenthic animals.
Chief scientistMoritz Sonnewald (Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt, Germany)
Cruise reportSenckenberg DOG-V cruise report senckenberg_dogv2012.pdf (0.42 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificDogger Bank