Tridens wk 26-29 2020
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tridens (64T2) |
| Cruise identifier | wk 26-29 2020 |
| Cruise period | 2020-06-22 — 2020-07-17 |
| 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, Orkneys 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 |  (3.40 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
