RV Dana WH426
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Dana (26D4) |
| Cruise identifier | WH426 |
| Cruise period | 2019-03-28 — 2019-04-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Port of return | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | German part of the International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey (MEGS)
The cruise is part of the international mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey. The main objective of the survey is to produce both an index and a direct estimate of the biomass of the north east Atlantic mackerel stock and an egg production index for the southern and western horse mackerel stocks by sampling of mackerel and horse mackerel eggs and parental animals. The survey provides fisheries independent data which are used for the assessment of the above mentioned stocks. Countries participating are: UK (Scotland), Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Faroe Islands. Due to urgent repair and maintenance work on the FRV Walther Herwig III, planned cruise 426 will take place aboard the Danish ship, Dana. |
| Chief scientist | Jens Ulleweit (Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Bremerhaven) |
| NPRC |  (1.84 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West of UK and Ireland |
