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RV Dana 01/2022

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Dana (26D4)
Cruise identifier01/2022
Cruise period2022-01-26 — 2022-02-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departureHirtshals Havn, Denmark
Port of returnHirtshals Havn, Denmark
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesIBTS 1Q 2022

Objectives

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
Monitor changes in the stocks of commercial fish species independently of commercial fisheries data
Monitor the distribution and relative abundance of all fish species and selected invertebrates
Collect data for the determination of biological parameters for selected species
Collect hydrographical and environmental information
Determine the distribution of in particular herring and sprat larvae

Narrative in attached cruise report.
Chief scientistHelle Rasmussen (Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Kai Wieland (Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquatic Resources)
ProjectICES International Bottom Trawling Survey (IBTS)
Coordinating bodyInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Cruise reportRV Dana 01/2022 cruise report dana_01_2022.pdf (1.16 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSkagerrak
North Sea
Track chartsRV Dana 01/2022 cruise track — dana_01_2022trk.pdf (0.27 MB)