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RV Pelagia PE438

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Pelagia (64PE)
Cruise identifierPE438
Cruise period2018-05-23 — 2018-06-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureHet Horntje, Netherlands
Port of returnHet Horntje, Netherlands
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesDuring the cruise we will sail a transect from Texel to 60°N 00°30 E. We start in Dutch territorial waters and follow the standard transect as being used by RWS. In this way we have back ground information on abiotic and biotic parameters over the last decades. Along this transect we intend to collect bottom and water samples to study past and present biodiversity with traditional and new techniques (Edna) and to make estimates of benthic remineralization by doing deck incubations of intact sediment cores. In the north of the area we want to sample the ocean quahog (Arctica is/andica)population with the tripleD dredge to study the population development and obtain detailed information on mortality and survival. Gears which will be used are: boxcorer (30cm), Triple D dredge, Triangular dredge, Isaacs kid net- Multinet and CTD.
Chief scientistRobert Witbaard (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
NPRCRV Pelagia PE438 NPRC pelagia_pe438.pdf (2.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea