Kings Bay 2018819
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Kings Bay (58KA) |
| Cruise identifier | 2018819 |
| Cruise period | 2018-03-23 — 2018-04-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bergen, Norway |
| Port of return | Bergen, Norway |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | IBWSS, International Blue Whiting Spawning stock Survey, coordinated by ICES. The main purpose of the cruise is the assessment of the spawning stock size, distribution and migrations of blue whiting using acoustic methods combined with sampling with pelagic trawls. The cruise is part of an international coordinated blue whiting survey with vessels from the Netherlands, Ireland, the Faroes, Norway, and Russia participating. Information on other species such as argentines, mackerel and horse mackerel is collected upon encounter. |
| Chief scientist | Aage Hoines (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) |
| Project | ICES International Blue Whiting Survey |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.51 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Atlantic Ocean west of Scotland (Hebrides) |
