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Cruises 2020

Cruises 2020

Vessel,
Nationality,
Call sign

Operating authority, 
Researching state

Period

Purpose of cruise

Scientist in charge

Geographical Area

Application date

Granted

Report

         
   

 

     
Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory12.12.2020 - 20.12.2020HydrographyW.R. Turrell

JONSIS line (Orkney – Utsire) at 59.283 N,  -002.233W through to 59.283N, 002.033E

27.10.202003.12.202027.10.2020

Skagerak, Swedish, SGCD

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

19.10.2020-
30.10.2020

Studies on microplastic distribution in North Sea/Skagerrak waters and sediments as part of EU project JPI-Oceans (Fluxes and Fate of Microplastics in Northern European Waters)

Kjell Nordberg

N 58°21’6 / E 8°51’0 

N 58°18’5 / E 8°55’0

N 58°12’0 / E 9°05’0

N 58°11’1 / E 9°06’0 

N 58°08’0 / E 9°11’0

N 58°03’2 / E 9°18’2 

N 57°59’4 / E 9°24’1

N 57°56’2 / E 9°27’3

N 57°50’5 / E 9°36’5

N 57°41’9 / E 9°46’8

22.09.2020 

14.10.2020

20.09.2020

Esperanza, Dutch, PD6464

Stichting Greenpeace Council, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

31.07.2020-
01.09.2020 

Documenting the impact of oil and gas production on the North Sea environment, including the presence of potentially harmful chemical residues. 

Sandra Schoettner

North Sea:

Area 1: 58°20'N 003°00'E, 59°20'N 003°00'E, 59°20'N 001°50'E, 58°20'N 001°40'E.

Area 2: 61°00'N 002°25'E, 61°40'N 002°25'E, 61°40'N 001°45'E, 61°00'N 001°53'E. 

28.07.2020

Cancelled 

 

Scotia, British, MXHR 6

Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, UK

13.10.2020-21.10.2020

Hydrography

W.R. Turrell

JONSIS line (Orkney – Utsire) at 59.283 N, 002.233W through to 59.283N, 002.033E

20.07.2020

16.10.2020

20.07.2020

Cefas Endeavour, 
British, VQHF3

DEFRA/CEFAS (Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) UK

30.07.2020-
30.09.2020

To contribute to the international Bottom Trawl Survey, quarter three, 2020

Benjamin Hatton

51°30’ N to 62°00’N and 03°00W to 09°00’E

20.07.2020

24.07.2020

20.07.2020

ITS Alliance, Italian, IALL

Italian Navy/Main Italian Hydrographic Institute (IIM) 

08.07.2020-28.07.2020

Seafloor mapping, bathymetry, ARNACOSKY project etc. 

Roberta Ivaldi

82 56'N, 000 25'E – 82 56'N, 020 21'E –75 56'N, 020 21'E  - 75 56'N, 000 25'E 

02.07.2020

07.07.2020

02.07.2020

Eirado do Costal, Spanish, EBVD 

AZTI

18.09.2020-
08.10.2020

Greenland halibut

Joxe Mikel Garmendia

Western slope of Svalbard from 73°30'N and 16°20'E to 80°N and 06°30'E

12.06.2020

18.08.2020

Cancelled

Rossö/Svanen av Rörö, Swedish, SIGA/SMFH

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

28.09.2020- 16.10.2020

Swedish Skagerrak bottom trawl survey

Patrik Börjesson/
Baldvin Thorvaldsson

Skagerrak Sea: 
N 57°00'-N 59°00', E 07°00'

09.06.2020

24.08.2020

09.06.2020
14.01.2022

Arctic Hunter/Reykjanes,
Danish,
OUWK/OVSI2

DTU Aqua (National Institute for Aquatic Resources),
Denmark

20.11.2020-20.12.2020

Sand eel ambundance survey

Henrik Degel

52°N-58°N, 0°E-10°E

03.06.2020

28.08.2020

03.06.2020

Walther Herwig III, German, DBFR

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Germany

30.11.2020-20.12.2020

Shelf. Investigations on the ooccurence of fish diseases and biological effects of contaminants, OSPAR/HELCOM monitoring 

Pedro Miguel Agostinho

52°03.00'N - 63°00.00'N and
002°10.00'W - 028°18.00'E  

18.05.2020

09.09.2020

18.05.2020

Svea, Swedish, SEYB

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

22.08.2020-
09.09.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey

Patrik Börjesson

Skagerrak and North Sea

08.05.2020

07.07.2020

08.05.20

Tridens, Dutch, 
PBVO

J.W. Groen, Head of Department Midden, Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Noordzee/ RijksRederij

22.06.2020- 17.07.2020

Herring and sprat

A.S. Couperus

52°00 N - 62°00 N, 004°30 W - 008°30’E

22.04.2020

09.06.2020

22.04.2020
Final results

Celtic Explorer, Irish,
EIGB

Marine Institute, Ireland

25.08.2020-15.09.2020

Shelf. Monitor and capture the signal transfer of modern climate system and biogeochemical parameters into climate/Oceanic archives.

Audrey Morley

Transect 1: 63°- 74°N, 0°- 20°E

Transect 2: 73°- 79°N, 16°- -2°E 

22.04.2020

10.07.2020

22.04.2020

 

Maria S. Merian, German,
DBCK

Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar-and Marine ResearchAlfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar-and Marine Research, Germany

08.09.2020-07.10.2020

Shelf. Investigate the impacts of fishing gears around Svalbard on seafloor communities and structure. 

Autun Purser

76°00'N-81°00'N and
9°00'E-18°00'E   

07.04.2020

24.06.2020
Revised: 18.08.2020

07.04.2020

Mauritius, Swiss,
DBBT

Foundation Pacifique, 9bis rue de Veyrier, 1227 Carouge, GE, Switzerland

14.06.2020– 06.08.2020

1 .Meso- and micro- plastics distribution in the surface waters of the Norwegian Sea.

2. Air-sea exchange of methan and carbon dioxide in the Norwegian Sea.

Pascal Hagmann, Daniel Mc Ginnis

The continental coast from Stavanger to Tromsø, then Svalbard. West and north-western coasts of Svalbard. 

06.04.2020

02.06.2020

06.04.20

06.04.2020a

06.04.2020b

Elisabeth Mann Borgese, German,
DBKR

Bundeswehr Technical Center WTD 71

16.10.2020-30.10.2020

Physical understanding of underwater noise processes that interfere the reception of underwater sound with modern hydroacoustic sensor systems.

Jan Abshagen

Sognefjord

02.04.2020

Cancelled

 

Heincke, German,
DBCK

Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar-and Marine Research

06.08.2020-10.09.2020

Investigate the spatial and temporal distribution, the ecology and physiology, as well as potential competition of co-occuring gadoid species in the communities of Arctic and Atlantic influence around Svalbard.

Felix Mark

74° N – 80°50 N and
6°00 E – 25°00 E.

02.04.2020

11.06.2020

Rapport 02.04.2020

Tridens,
Dutch,
PBVO

Ministry of transport & public works, Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Noordzee

27.07.2020-11.09.2020

ICES coordinated Beam Trawl Survey

Ingeborg de Boois

Southern and Central North Sea

11.03.2020

04.06.2020

11.03.2020

Scotia,
United Kingdom, MXHR6

Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen

30.07.2020-19.08.2020

Assess pre-recruit year class strengths of cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, Norway pout, herring, mackerel and sprat

R. Mules

54°00’N – 61°30’N and
004°W – 006°E

02.03.2020

29.05.2020

02.03.2020

Scotia,
United Kingdom, MXHR6

Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen

28.06.2020-20.07.2020

Herring

D. Binyon

58°30’N – 62°N and
7°30’W – 2°E

02.03.2020

25.05.2020

Report

Tronio,
Spain,
ECJF

Pesquerias Georgia SL, Muelle Sur, Almacén 21 Celeiro - Viveiro

27.01.2020 - 15.04.2020

Research fishing commintments under CCAMLR tootfish research fishing program

David Raimundo Luis Rodriguez

Within the 12 nm zone around the Bouvet Island, Lat 54 25 S, Lon 3 22 E

28.02.2020

05.03.2020

Polarstern, German,
DBLK

Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholz-Zentrum fűr Polar-und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven.

16.08.2020-12.10.2020

Coupled climate system in the atmosphere, sea ice, ocean, ecosystem and biogeochemistry of the central Arctic 

Markus Rex

Drift with the sea ice. Starting point at: 85°N, 135°E. Three potential drift trajectories

26.02.2020

 

Cancelled

Walther Herwig III,
German,
DBFR

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg

16.07.2020-14.08.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey, and German Small-scale Bottom Trawl Survey

Anne Sell

Entire North Sea between 54°N – 62°N, particularly in those rectangles assigned to Germany by ICES 

24.02.2020

04.06.2020

24.02.2020

Genesis,
British,
MSDK3

Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen

14.04.2020-23.04.2020

Abundance and distribution of anglerfish

Iain Gibb

57°00 N – 62°00 N and
003°W – 005°E

21.02.2020

24.03.2020

Cancelled 

Scotia,
United Kingdom, MXHR6

Marine Scotland, Aberdeen 

25.04.2020-04.05.2020

Hydrography

W.R. Turrell

Jonsis-line (Orkney-Utsira) at:
59.283 N, -002.233 W through to 59.283 N, 002.033 E 

21.02.2020

22.04.2020

Cancelled

RV Celtic Explorer,
German,
DBBI

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Germany 

23.07.2020-09.08.2020

Oceanographic status of the North Sea at summer when stratification is fully deloped.

Holger Klein

North Sea and English Channel: 
47.0°N – 60.0°N,
08.0°W– 008.3°E

19.02.2020

20.05.2020

19.02.2020

Walter Herwig III,
German,
DBFR

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg

20.08.2020-09.09.2020 

Occurrence of fish diseases and biological effects of contaminants, OSPAR monitoring, DAIMON 2  project.

Klaus Wysujack

52°46.00’N – 58°25.00’N / 002°10.00’W – 016°00.00’E

17.02.2020

14.05.2020

13.08.2021

Polarstern, German,
DBLK

Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholz-Zentrum fűr Polar-und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven

01.08.2020-12.10.2020 

Coupled climate system in the atmosphere, sea ice, ocean, ecosystem and biogeochemistry of the central Arctic 

Dieter Wolf-Gladrow

Drift with the sea ice. Starting point at: 85°N, 135°E. Three potential drift trajectories

14.02.2020

19.05.2020

14.02.2020

Polarstern, German,
DBLK

Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholz-Zentrum fűr Polar-und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven.

01.04.2020-01.08.2020

Coupled climate system in the atmosphere, sea ice, ocean, ecosystem and biogeochemistry of the central Arctic 

Markus Rex

Drift with the sea ice. Starting point at: 85°N, 135°E. Three potential drift trajectories

11.02.2020

23.03.2020

11.02.2020

Dana,
Danish,
OXBH

National Institute of Aquatic Resources  (DTU-AQUA)

25.06.2020-09.07-2020 

Eco integration of herring, sprat, mackerel,  blue whiting and horse mackerel 

Susan Mærsk Lusseau

56°N - 60°N and
5°E - 12°E

11.02.2020

13.05.2020

11.02.2020

Skagerrak, Swedish,
SGCD

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

09.03.2020-20.03.2020

Microplastic distribution in North Sea/Skagerrak waters and sediments as part of EU project JPI-Oceans (Fluxes and Fate of Microplastics in Northern European Waters).

Kjell Nordberg

Oceanographic transect Torungen-Hirtshals:
N 58°21’6 / E 8°51’0
N 58°18’5 / E 8°55’0
N 58°12’0 / E 9°05’0
N 58°11’1 / E 9°06’0
N 58°08’0 / E 9°11’0
N 58°03’2 / E 9°18’2
N 57°59’4 / E 9°24’1
N 57°56’2 / E 9°27’3
N 57°50’5 / E 9°36’5
N 57°41’9 / E 9°46’8

30.01.2020

03.03.2020

30.01.2020

Pelagia, Netherlands, PGRQ

Royal Netherlands Institute For Sea Research

19.07.2020-18.08.2020

Shelf. The cycling of metals over the full water column including the poore waters of the upper sediments etc. 

Rob Midda

59°N,  40°W - 67,8°, 32°W - 70°N, 22°W – 69°N, 8°W – 63,5°N, 2°W – 59°N, 2°W and 68,99°N, 8,33°W

10.02.2020

12.05.2020

Cancelled

Dana,
Danish,
OXBH

DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources)

28.05.2020-11.06.2020 

Mackerel Egg Survey in the North Sea (MEGS)

Bastian Huwer

54°30' N - 58°00' N and
02°00' W - 10°00' E

03.02.2020

 

Cancelled

Árni Friđriksson, Icelandic,
TFNA

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland

10.09.2020-20.10.2020

Acoustic estimation of capelin abundance, ecology studies of the epi-pelagic layer and hydrography

Birkir Bardarson

64°00´N – 76°00´N and
02°´00'E – 40°00´W 

23.01.2020

14.05.2020

23.01.20

Árni Friđriksson, Icelandic,
TFNA

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland

04.05.2020-28.05.2020

Distribution and abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting

Anna Heida Olafsdottir

62°00' N – 71°30' N,
14°00'W – 2°0' E 

23.01.2020

24.02.2020

23.01.20

Árni Friđriksson, Icelandic,
TFNA

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland

06.07.2020-10.08.2020

Abundance estimation of mackerel, Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting

Anna Heida Olafsdottir

58°00´N – 71°00´N and
2°00 E – 44°0´W 

23.01.2020

07.05.2020

23.01.20

Solea,
German,
DBFH

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg

29.06.2020-19.07.2020

Hydroacoustic monitoring of clupeid stocks

Matthias Schaber 

52°00'N - 57°00'N,
2°30'W - 9°00'E

30.01.2020

04.05.2020

30.01.2020

Heincke, German,
DBCK

Alfred-Wegner-Institute for Polar- and Marine Research

12.05.2020-18.05.2020

Shelf. Master course program. Water and sediment sampling. Carbon and nitrogen cycling in th North Sea etc.

Niko Lahajnar

EEZ of Norway: Area between 57°21.06'N – 58°24.86'N and 004°24.40'E – 007°30.41'E

30.01.2020

23.04.2020

Cancelled

Dana,
Danish,
OXBH

DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources)

28.04.2020-
27.05.2020

Eco integration of herring and blue whiting 

Karl-Johan Stæhr

57°N - 75°N
and 13°W - 31°E

28.01 2020

15.04.2020

28.21.2020

Solea,
German,
DBFH

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Hamburg

24.08.2020-
08.09.2020

International Beam Trawl Survey

Kay Panten

57°30'N,
55°N,
10°E

15.01.2020

22.04.2020

15.01.2020

Dana,
Danish,
OXBH

DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources)

28.07.2020-
14.08.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS)

Kai Wieland/
Helle Rasmussen

51°00'N-58°00'N,
02°00'W-10°00'E

14.01.2020

22.04.2020

14.01.20

Oceania,
Polish,
SQOC

Institute of Oceanology Polish Acadmy of Sciences, Poland

06.06.2020-
31.08.2020

Shelf. Studies of thermohaline circulation in the Nordic Seas, pathways of Atlantic water etc, studies of hydrography, plankton, sediments, benthos etc. in the Spitsbergen fjords and coastal regions and the Western and Southern Jan Mayen Ridges and southern Bjornøya.

Waldemar Walczowsk

60° – 82°N,
11°W – 30°E 

02.01.2020

22.04.2020

02.01.20

Svea,
Swedish,
SEYB

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

23.03.2020-09.04.2020

Norway lobster

Patrik Jonsso

Stationlist:

Station_ID

dec_lat

dec_lon

S6C0076

58,8444

10,6

S6C0151

58,8111

10,3556

S6C0246

58,7778

10,5111

S6C0293

58,7556

10,3333

S6C0396

58,7111

10,4

18.12.2019

10.03.2020

Maria S. Merian, German,
DBCK

Alfred-Wegener-InstituteHelmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Bremerhaven

27.06.2020-30.07.2020

Long-term monitoring of physical properties of water inflowing to the Arctic Ocean and investigation of dynamics of frontal spindown in eastern Fram Strait.

Wilken-Jon von Appen

Polygon A in Fram Strait outside of 12 nm zone around Svalbard bounded by the following coordinates:
75°30'N 17°00'E
78°15'N 10°45'E
78°47'N 09°30'E
80°30'N 10°00'E
80°30'N 00°10'E
79°00'N 02°30'W
77°00'N 02°30'W
75°30'N 03°00'E
75°30'N 17°00'E
And measurements during transit from port (Tromsø) and to port (Longyearbyen).

12.12.2019

03.04.2020

12.12.2019

Ceton S, Danish,
OYEC

DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources)

29.06.2020-
11.07.2020

International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas extended to the North Sea 

Kai Wieland

-

12.12.2019

07.04.2020

12.12.19

Ronald H. Brown,
United States,
WTEC 

NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Approximately 21.03.2020-
16.04.2020
Blanket clearance during March and April 2020

Shelf. Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program. Changes in anthropogenic CO₂ distributions and fluxes in the eastern South Atlantic.

Leticia Barbero

Departure Bridgetown, Barbados, transit run to Cape Town, South Africa. Then south to about 55S, 0E and then north following the Greenwich line, ending approximately at 5N, 3W. Then transit to Praia, Cabo Verde.

21.11.2019

04.02.2020

Cancelled

Havfisken, Danish,
OWEB 

DTU Aqua

17.04.2020-
30.04.2020

Norway lobster 

Kai Wieland

57°34‘N - 58°00‘ N and
07°53' E - 09°20´E

07.11.2019

10.02.2020

07.11.19

RV Nereus, Swedish,
SKTD 

Tjärnö marina laboratorium, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad

01.01.2020-
31.12.2020

Shelf. Environmental stressors and future climate change on reproductive success, larval dispersal and adult health in Lophelia pertusa coral, etc

Ann Larsson

-

06.11.2019

19.12.2019

06.11.19

Svea,
Swedish,
SEYB

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

15.01.2020-
04.02.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey

Joakim Hjelm

-

11.10.2019

10.01.2020

11.10.19

Dana,
Danish,
OXBH

DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources)

10.02.2020-
28.02.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS)

Kai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen

54°00'N-58°30'N, 02°00'W-11°00'E 

09.09.2019

28.10.2019

Dana,
Danish,
OXBH

Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries 

08.01.2020-
09.02.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) 2020 Q1 under ICES coordination.

Matthias Kloppman

Entire North Sea between 54°N to 61°N, particularly in those rectangles assigned to Germany by ICES.

01.08.2019

30.10.2019

Scotia,
United Kingdom,
MXHR6

Marine Scotland, Aberdeen 

25.01.2020-
12.02.2020

International Bottom Trawl Survey 

J. Drewery

56°N – 61°30’N and 04°W – 04°E

05.07.2019

17.12.2019

05.07.2019
Updated: 21.09.2021