Magnus Heinason 1812
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Magnus Heinason (26MH) |
| Cruise identifier | 1812 |
| Cruise period | 2018-03-28 — 2018-04-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Port of return | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Assess the spawning stock of blue whiting in April 2018 as part of the joint international blue whiting survey (IBWSS) on the spawning grounds west of the British Isles, the Porcupine Bank and the Rockall Bank. Three parties and four research vessels take part in the survey, coordinated by the Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys (WGIPS) in ICES. The results will be used in the assessment of blue whiting by the Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks (WGWIDE) in August 2018. |
| Chief scientist | Jan Arge Jacobsen (Faroe Marine Research Institute) |
| NPRC |  (0.64 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North and West of Scotland |
