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Kristine Bonnevie 2017604

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Kristine Bonnevie (58UO)
Cruise identifier2017604
Cruise period2017-02-11 — 2017-03-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBergen, Norway
Port of returnBergen, Norway
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesSurvey includes 2 hydrographic transects, one running from Hanstholm to Aberdeen, the other Utsira W to Start Point. Hydrography (nutrients, salinity, temperature), plankton, zooplankton, fish eggs and fish larvae are collected along the transect. These transects will be completed during the period Feb. 11 - Feb. 21.

The second half of the survey is an acoustic survey for saithe for assessment purposes. The survey will cover transects up and down the shelf edge and include bottom and pelagic trawling for fish, egg/larvae sampling, and CTDs.
Chief scientistJennifer Devine (Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
NPRCKristine Bonnevie 2017604 NPRC kristinebonnevie_2017604.pdf (0.15 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorthern North Sea