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RV Pelagia PE437

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Pelagia (64PE)
Cruise identifierPE437
Cruise period2018-05-10 — 2018-05-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureDingle, Ireland
Port of returnHet Horntje, Netherlands
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThe planned cruise serves projects funded by the Dutch national Science Foundation (NWO). The cruise will focus on particle transport and distribution in the Whittard submarine canyon complex (most Eastern branch). Work will focus on in situ observations by benthic observatories, water column observations and water/bottom sampling.
Chief scientistFuru Mienis (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
NPRCRV Pelagia PE437 NPRC pelagia_pe437.pdf (1.33 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralCeltic Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificWhittard Submarine Canyon