Cruises 2016

Applicant. Click on the link for more cruise details, maps etc.	Brief description of cruise and area	Date of application	Granted	Results

"Sunbeam". Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen.	Abundance and distribution of mackerel 58°N – 63°N and 06°W – 04°E	07.10.2016	10.11.2016	161007a (pdf, 372.6 kB)
"Elisabeth Mann Borgese". Bundeswehr TechnicalCenter WTD 71. Germany	Test of a 75 khz ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) and two free drifting Directional Waverider MKIII Buoys. Operation area is in the Skagerrak given by the corner postions: A01 58°20.000'N 009°50.000'E, A02 58°20.000'N 010°19.000'E, A03 58°03.000'N 010°19.000'E, A04 58°03.000'N 009°50.000'E	09.09.2016	15.09.2016	160909 (pdf, 1.7 MB)
"Salling". DTU Aqua. DTU-Aqua, Denmark	Sandeel survey to assess this years strength. 52°N - 58°N, 00°E - 08°E	25.08.2016	25.10.2016	160825 (pdf, 1.6 MB)
"Elisabeth Mann Borgese". Bundeswehr Technical Center. Germany	Underwater flow noise research. Towed hydroacoustic sensor systems. Sognefjord, ref. map.	02.08.2016	04.10.2016	160802 (pdf, 1.9 MB)
"CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent". Canadian Coast Guard, Government of Canada	Collect bathymetric data. 67.7120 N to 70.5531 N, 003.2858 E to 017.3708 E	15.07.2016	03.08.2016
"Scotia". Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen. British	Pre-recruit year class strengths of cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, Norway pout, herring, mackerel and sprat. 54°00’N – 61°30’N and 004°W – 006°E	05.07.2016	03.08.2016	(pdf, 286.6 kB)
"Tróndur í Gøtu". Havstovan, PO Box 3051, Nóatún, FO-110 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Danish	Northeast Atlantic mackerel (International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas, IESSNS) 60°00´N - 66°00´N and 4°00´W - 4°00´E	30.06.2016	06.07.2016	160630 (pdf, 3.9 MB)
"Beautemps-Beaupré ". French hydrographic office (SHOM)	Shelf. Multi-disciplinary sea-trial. Acoustical oceanography, geophysics, sedimentology etc. In a circle of 100 nautical miles centered on the following point: N 64°00 E 001°30.	22.06.2016	08.08.2016	160622 (pdf, 144.4 kB)
"Ľ Atalante ". Ifremer. French	Shelf. Storfjorden Polynia multidisplinary study (SteP). Polynya dynamics and processes associated with brine-enriched water formation. The impact of brine on the oceanic circulation and Green house Gases cycles. N 75°50'- E 17°00', N 77°05' - E 22°30', N 78°30' – E 19°30', N 76°27'- E 16°40', N 75°50'- E 17°00'	15.06.2016	28.06.2016	160615 (pdf, 31.7 MB)
"Walther Herwig III". Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg	Occurrence of Fish diseases, biological effects of contaminants, OSPAR monitoring. 52°46.00’N –58°25.00’N and 002°10.00’W – 016°00.00’ E.	31.05.2016	08.08.2016	160531 (pdf, 634.5 kB)
"Scotia". Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen. British	Herring. 58°30’N – 62°N and 7°30’W – 2°E	27.05.2016	17.06.2016	(pdf, 136.4 kB)
"Neptune". Oceana	Gather information on habitates and species to promote marine protected areas and fish Stock recovery areas. North Sea, Norwegian Trench	19.05.2016	08.06.2016	160519 (pdf, 2.1 MB)
"Heincke". Alfred-Wegner-Institute. Germany	Shelf. Testing of a novel AUV equipped with a high-resolution sonar for exact gas emission detection and a newly developed autoclave gas sampler. Detailed coordinates	11.05.2016	17.08.2016	160511 (pdf, 651.8 kB)
"Dana". DTU Aqua. Danish	Measurements of chlorophyll a, phytoplankton and hydrography. 57.84°N – 56.7°N, 6.2°E – 8.9°E. The northern limit of this box is given by the following coordinates: (57.84°N, 8.25°E), (57.8°N, 8.1°E), (57.76°N, 7.6°E), (57.8°N, 7.2°E), (57.9°N, 6.5°E), (57.9°N, 6.2°E).	10.05.2016	27.06.2016	(pdf, 458.8 kB)
"Skagerak". University of Gothenburg, Sweden.	Water properties in the main deep trench leading into the Koster trench. 58°58' N – 59°05' N and 10°47' E – 11°05' E	22.04.2016	31.05.2016	160422 (pdf, 3.8 MB)
"Dana". Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Sweden.	International Bottom Trawl Survey. Skagerrak and Kattegat east of 08°E	20.04.2016	29.06.2016	(pdf, 1.3 MB)
"Eirado do Costal". Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Spanish.	Greenland halibut. 73°30' N – 80°00' N and 04°30’E – 16°20’E.	19.04.2016	29.06.2016	160419 (pdf, 17.0 MB)
"Aurora". Aarhus University,Denmark	Abundance and distribution of harbor porpoises. Box bound by 54°N 14°E - 58°N 07°E	12.04.2016	03.06.2016	160412 (pdf, 414.1 kB) 160412.a (pdf, 1.3 MB)
"Dana". Danish Technical University. Danish	Eco integration of herring, sprat, mackerel, blue whiting and horse mackerel. 56°N - 60°N and 05°E - 12°E	18.03.2016	07.06.2016	160318a (pdf, 2.9 MB)
"Genesis". Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen. British	Abundance and distribution of anglerfish. 57°N - 62°N and 03°W - 05°E	18.03.2016	01.04.2016	(pdf, 114.1 kB)
"Polarstern". Federal Ministry of Education and Research, German Government	Shelf. Biological and physical oceanography. Seamount ecology. Main working area: 85- 87,5° N, 58-60° E	11.03.2016	07.06.2016	160311 (pdf, 11.3 MB)
"Dana". DTU-Aqua. Denmark	International Bottom Trawl survey. 51°N - 58°N and 02°W - 10°E	04.03.2016	07.06.2016	160304 (pdf, 642.0 kB)
"Poseidon". Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforshung, GEOMAR, Kiel	Shelf. Gas seepage processes in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Geology, hydroacustics etc. Skagerrak Trench, Tommeliten, Gullfaks	26.02.2016	02.06.2016	160226 (pdf, 5.9 MB)
"Walther Herwig III". Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg	Occurrence of fish diseases, biological effects of contaminants, OSPAR and HELCOM monitoring, DAIMON project. 52°46’N –58°25’N and 02°10’W – 16°E.	22.02.2016	11.05.2016	Cancelled
"Aurora". Aarhus University, Denmark	Deep water biological commuities. Near 58°2’32.0“ N - 09°8’26.3“ E	12.02.2016	29.03.2016	160212 (pdf, 1.9 MB)
"Tridens". Ministry of Agriculture, Nature management & Food. Germany	Herring and sprat. 52°N - 62°N and 04°30’W - 08°30’E	12.02.2016	10.05.2016	160212a (pdf, 398.4 kB)
"Cefas Endeavour". DEFRA/CEFAS. Brirish	International Bottom Trawl Survey. 51°30‘N – 62°N and 03°W– 09°E	03.02.2016	30.06.2016	150121 (pdf, 3.5 MB)
"Walther Herwig III". Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg	International Bottom Trawl Survey and German BTS. 54°N – 62°N. Entire North Sea	03.02.2016	01.06.2016	160203 (pdf, 1.9 MB)
"Polarstern". Federal Ministry of Education and Research, German Government	Physical oceanography, geochemistry, glaciology, geodesy, geology, geophysics, etc. 69°N - 82°N and 22°W - 20°E	01.02.2016	09.05.2016	160201 (pdf, 21.8 MB)
"Celtic Explorer". Federal Marine and Hydrographic Agency, Germany	Oceanography. Stratification. 49.0°N – 60.0°N and 08.0°W– 08.0°E	27.01.2016	04.05.2016	(pdf, 3.5 MB)
"Heincke". Alfred-Wegner-Institute.Germany	Hydrographics, sea trial of surface sea water etc. 57°30'N – 62°N and 03°E – 11°E	26.01.2016	28.04.2016	160126 (pdf, 227.0 kB)
"Elisabeth Mann Borgese". Research Department of Underwater Acoustics and Marine Geophysics. Germany	Drifting hydrophone systems and towed systems for its acoustical and geophysical experiments. Sognefjord, ref. map	25.01.2016	20.05.2016	Cancelled
"Solea". Bundeanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg	International beam trawl survey. 55°N – 57°30’N, West of 10°E	25.01.2016	19.04.2016	(pdf, 146.9 kB) (pdf, 351.3 kB)
"Oceania". Institute of Oceanology PAS, Poland	Shelf. Studies of thermohaline circulation in Nordic Seas, pathways of Atlantic water etc, hydrography in Spitsbergen fjords, plankton and bentos, sediments etc. 60°N – 82°N, 05°W – 22°E	18.01.2016	21.04.2016	160118 (pdf, 4.3 MB)
"Árni Friđriksson". Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik. Island	Distribution and abundance of mackerel and Norwegian spring-spawning herring. 61°N – 70°N and 35°W – 02°E	12.01.2016	07.03.2016	160112a (pdf, 151.4 kB)
"Árni Friđriksson". Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik. Island	Distribution and abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting. 63°N – 70°30’N and 13°W – 01°W	12.01.2016	07.03.2016	160112 (pdf, 107.6 kB)
"Pelagia". Royal Netherlands Institute For Sea Research	Shelf. Proxies for salinity and temperature, microbiological pathways and transformations. 58°15'30.47"N, 9°30'19.05"E	04.01.2016	14.04.2016	160104 (pdf, 4.5 MB)
"Polonus". National Marine Fisheries Research Institute in coop. with North Atlantic Producers Organization Ltd., Poland	Greenland halibut. 73°30’N - 76°30’N and 13°E - 16°30’E	16.12.2015	Not granted 07.03.2016
"Maria S. Merian". Institut für Meereskunde/University of Hamburg	Shelf. The continental margin of Svalbard. Dynamics of methane hydrates and its distribution in sediments. 69°30.23'N - 80°00.00'N, 04°04.66'W - 18°28.64'E	16.12.2015	12.04.2016	151216 (pdf, 553.1 kB)
"Maria S. Merian". Institut für Meereskunde/University of Hamburg. Germany	Shelf. Arctic Fjords. Different stages of deglaciation, ecology and oceanography etc. Box A: 78.1-79.2 N, 15,7-7,1 W. Box B: 69-75.1 N, 21.5 W-7 E.	14.12.2015	08.03.2016	151214a (pdf, 2.7 MB)
"Donna Wood". Noðursigling/North Sailing. Iceland	Whales; Northern bottlenose whale, minke whale, killer whale etc. etc. 66°N - 72°N, 18°E - 11°E	14.12.2015	03.03.2016	151214 (pdf, 2.9 MB)
"Havfisken". DTU Aqua. Danish	Abundance of Norwegian lobster in Kattegat and Skagerrak. 57°30‘N - 58°00‘ N and 08°E - 09°20´E	10.12.2015	02.03.2016	(pdf, 355.9 kB)
"Polarstern". Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven. Germany	Shelf. Climate change on artic marine ecosysteme. Biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography. 69°N - 82°N and 10°W - 20°E	07.12.2015	08.03.2016	(pdf, 7.7 MB)
"Heincke". Alfred-Wegner-Institute. German	Shelf. Geophysical and geological investigations. The last glacial and the post-glacial transgression phase. 56°20´N - 57°50´N and 03°E - 6°50´E	07.12.2015	24.02.2016	151207 (pdf, 22.1 MB)
"Dana". DTU-Aqua. Danish	Abundance of norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting. 57°N - 75°N and 13°W - 31°E	04.12.2015	09.02.2016	151204 (pdf, 741.6 kB)
"Poseidon". Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforshung, GEOMAR, Kiel. Germany	Shelf. Geological evolution Northern Kolbeinsey Ridge, sampling lava flows, visual observations etc. 69°57.5'N 13°51.9'W 70°31.2'N 10°13.6'W 72°18.4'N 13°36.2'W 71°43.6'N 16°52.5'W	02.11.2015	08.02.2016	(pdf, 10.2 MB)
«Maria S. Merian». Institut für Meereskunde/University of Hamburg, Germany	Shelf. Cold-water carbonate factories, rhodoith beds, dynamics and sensivity to change etc. 79°50‘N - 79°58‘N og 15°20‘E - 16°05’E 74°15‘N - 75°30‘N og 018°E - 20°E Back up 79°25‘N - 79°43‘N og 17°30‘E - 18°20’E	27.10.2015	11.02.2016	151027 (pdf, 1.2 MB)
«Heincke». Alfred-Wegner-Institute for Polar and Martine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany	Hydrographics, sea trial of surface sea water etc. 57°30‘N - 62°N and 03°E - 11°E	26.10.2015	30.03.2016	151026 (pdf, 239.5 kB)
«Dana». Swedish University of Agricultural Science.	International Bottom Trawl Survey. Skagerrak and Kattegat east of 08°E	21.10.2015	01.12.2015	151021 (pdf, 3.9 MB)
«Dana». DTU-Aqua. Danish.	International Bottom Trawl survey. 54°N - 58°N and 02°W - 10°E	09.10.2015	27.10.2015	(PDF, 315.1 kB)
«Scotia». Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, UK.	International Bottom Trawl Survey. 56°N – 61°30’N and 04°W – 04°E	12.08.2015	22.01.2016	(pdf, 683.1 kB)
«Walther Herwig III». Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg, Germany.	International Bottom Trawl Survey, all North Sea fish stocks. 54°N –62°N and 07°W – 08°E.	02.07.2015	22.09.2015	(pdf, 3.2 MB)

Updated: 04.08.2017