Tridens wk 26-29 2019
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | wk 26-29 2019 |
| Cruise period | 2019-06-24 — 2019-07-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
| Port of return | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out an hydro acoustic survey monitoring the pelagic ecosystem and estimating the abundance of herring and sprat in the North Sea, in co- operation with the institutes of Norway, Scotland, Denmark and Germany. Calibration of the echosounder in a sheltered area, preferably in Scapa Flow, Orkney 58 °56' 71 N - 003°00'57 W, Loch Eriboll 58°30N - 4 °41W, or Stavanger fjord 59°05N - 005 °36. |
| Chief scientist | A S Couperus (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden) |
| NPRC |  (2.75 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | East of Great Britain |
