RV Dana 01/2021
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Dana (26D4) |
| Cruise identifier | 01/2021 |
| Cruise period | 2021-02-01 — 2021-02-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Hirtshals Havn, Denmark |
| Port of return | Hirtshals Havn, Denmark |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
- To determine the distribution and relative abundance of pre-recruits of the main commercial species (cod, haddock, whiting, Norway pout, saithe, herring, sprat and mackerel) with a view of deriving recruitment indices - To monitor changes in the stocks of commercial fish species independently of commercial fisheries data - To monitor the distribution and relative abundance of all fish species and selected invertebrates - To collect data for the determination of biological parameters for selected species - To collect hydrographical and environmental information - To determine the distribution of in particular herring and sprat larvae Narrative in attached cruise report. |
| Chief scientist | Kai Wieland (Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquatic Resources) |
| Project | ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| Cruise report |  (0.74 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Skagerrak North Sea |
