Jakup Sverri 2230
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Jakup Sverri (FORS) |
| Cruise identifier | 2230 |
| Cruise period | 2022-07-01 — 2022-07-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Port of return | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Faroese part of International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Norwegian Sea 2022
The main aim of this survey was to investigate the distribution and abundance of Northeast Atlantic mackerel, Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic. Zooplankton and hydrographic data were collected along the cruise tracks. The cruise was part of the joint International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS). Five parties and six research vessels took part in the survey, coordinated by the Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys (WGIPS) in ICES. The results from all vessels combined were used in the assessment of mackerel, herring and blue whiting by the Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks (WGWIDE) in August-September 2022. |
| Chief scientist | Jan Arge Jacobsen (Faroe Marine Research Institute), Solva K Eliasen (Faroe Marine Research Institute) |
| Project | International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| Cruise report |  (2.37 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
