Tridens wk 38-39 2020
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | wk 38-39 2020 |
| Cruise period | 2020-09-15 — 2020-09-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Scheveningen, Netherlands |
| Port of return | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The cruise is part of the ICES coordinated herring larvae surveys, which are carried out in September/October and December/January. This survey covers the Northern and Central North Sea. In each ICES rectangle 9 double oblique hauls are made with the Gulf VII plankton torpedo with mounted CTD. The Gulf VII is fitted with a 20 cm diameter conical nose and a standard net of 280 μm mesh size. All larvae data are stored in the ICES egg and larvae database. |
| Chief scientist | Cindy J G van Damme (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, IJmuiden) |
| Project | ICES Herring Larvae Survey |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (1.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Western North Sea off UK coast |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 173 Description: CTD profiles |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 173 Description: Gulf VII oblique plankton trawl |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 173 Description: Gulf VII oblique plankton trawl |
