Tridens wk 23-25 2019
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | wk 23-25 2019 |
| Cruise period | 2019-06-03 — 2019-06-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Scheveningen, Netherlands |
| Port of return | Cork, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The cruise is part of the International ICES coordinated Mackerel and Horse mackerel egg survey. To collect mackerel and horse mackerel eggs and adult fish in the spawning areas of the Western and Southern Atlantic spawning populations. The Dutch participation is in period 4 (May) and 5 (June) and covers the Bay of Biscay. Celtic Sea and Western Channel. Data is used for the assessment of the mackerel and horse mackerel western spawning stock. |
| Chief scientist | Cindy J G van Damme (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden), Ewout Blom (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden) |
| Project | ICES Mackerel Egg Survey |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (1.28 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Celtic Sea Bay of Biscay |
| Specific | Western Channel, Celtic Sea, Bay of Biscay |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 112 Description: CTD profiles |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 112 Description: Gulf VII oblique plankton trawl |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: Pelagic trawl |
