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Icelandic cruise activity related to EURO-BASIN
Astthor Gislason
Spring cruise• Time
– ~10-30 May 2012 and 2013 (7 days to BASIN)• RV Bjarni Sæmundsson
– 55 m– 13 scientists– ~2-3 visitors
• Goals– Long-term monitoring mesozooplankton– Euphausiid large scale distribution– Euphausiids onshore-offshore SW
• Distribution (VPR)• Sedimentation• Growth (egg production, feeding) onboard and
ashore
• Biological oceanography– Onshore-offshore– CTD– Nutirents– Chla & prim prod– Zooplankton (WP2, VPR, krill-trawl)– Acoustics (38, 120, 200 kHz)– VPR– Sediment traps
Herring in theNorwegian Sea
• Time: ~25 d in May• RV Arni Fridriksson
– 70 m– 15 scientists– ~2-3 visitors
• Cruise goals– Monitoring of herring feeding
migrations in relation to environment and feeding conditions
• Activities– Pelagic trawls– Acoustics– CTD– Zooplankton (WP2)
28° 24° 20° 16° 12° 8° 4° 0°
62°
64°
66°
68°
70°
Mackerelaround Iceland
• Time: ~25 d in August• RV Arni Fridriksson
– 70 m– 15 scientists– ~2-3 visitors
• Cruise goals– Monitoring of mackerel feeding
migrations in relation to environment and feeding conditions
• Activities– Pelagic trawls– Acoustics– CTD– Zooplankton (WP2)
Euphausiidsin Isafjord deep• Time: Feb, April, June, August• Valur
– 3-4 scientists• Goals
– Distribution by acoustics and VPR
– Growth and role in sedimentation
– Chemical composition• Activities
– Acoustics (38, 120, 200 kHz)– VPR– Krill-trawl– Bongo– Sediment traps