Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Magnus Heinason (26MH) |
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Cruise identifier | 2010 |
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Cruise period | 2020-03-26 — 2020-04-08 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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Port of return | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Assess the spawning stock of blue whiting in April as part of the joint international blue whiting survey (IBWSS) on the spawning grounds west of the British Isles, the Porcupine Bank and the Rockall Bank. Three parties and four research vessels take part in the survey, coordinated by the "Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys" (WGIPS) in ICES. The results will be used in the assessment of blue whiting by the "Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks" [WGWIDE] in September 2020. |
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Chief scientist | Jan Arge Jacobsen (Faroe Marine Research Institute) |
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Project | ICES International Blue Whiting Survey (IBWSS) |
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Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
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NPRC | (0.67 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Porcupine Bank, Rockall Bank |