FFS Walther Herwig III 417
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FFS Walther Herwig III (06NI) |
| Cruise identifier | 417 |
| Cruise period | 2018-06-11 — 2018-07-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Port of return | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Calibration of echo sounder equipment as preparation for the ICES International Deep Pelagic Ecosystem Survey (IDEEPS) in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters by Iceland, Russia and Germany (Pelagic trawl-acoustic survey targeting oceanic redfish). |
| Chief scientist | Matthias Bernreuther (Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Bremerhaven) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Loch Eriboll or Scapa Flow, Orkney |
