Cruises 2025
Cruises 2025
| Vessel, Nationality, Call sign | Operating authority, Researching state | Period | Purpose of cruise | Scientist in charge | Geographical Area | Application date | Granted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI), Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany | 03.07.2025- 07.09.2025 | Study the atmosphere-ice-ocean interaction during the sea ice melt season of the Arctic Ocean system | Marcel Nicolaus/Thomas Krumpen | North Norwegian Sector around Spitsbergen,72°N-84°N and 0-40°E. | 17.01.2025 | ||
| Walther Herwig II, German, DBFR | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Germany | 19.08.2025-20.09.2025 | Investigations on the occurence of fish diseases and parasits and biological effects of contaminants. OSPAR/HELCOM monitoring. | Pedro Miguel Agostinho | 52°03.00'N - 63°00.00'N/ 002°10.00'W - 028°18.00'E | 17.01.2025 | ||
| Natuonal Geographic Resolution, Bahamas, MMSI: 311 000 893 | Lindblad Expeditions, USA | 11.07.2025-25.07.2025 | Arctic Pulses – measuring primary productivity potential of polar microbial communities around the Svalbard arcipelago | Allison A. Fong | Coasts and fjords of the Svalbard Archipelago. 76.3 N to 80.5 N and 9.0 E to 20.3 E. | 16.01.2025 | ||
| Tridens, Dutch, PBVO | Minitry of transport & public works Riijkswaterstaat Dienst Nordsee, The Netherlands | 28.07.2025-12.09.2025 | ICES coordinated Beam Trawl Survey | Ingeborg de Boois | North Sea | 15.01.2025 | ||
| Tridens, Dutch, PBVO | Ministry of transport and public works Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Nordzee, The Netherlands | 30.06.2025-25.07.2025 | North Sea hydro acoustic survey for herring and sprat 2025 | Bram Couperus | North Sea | 10.01.2025 | ||
| Svea, Swedish, SEYB | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden | 21.04.2025-02.05.2025 | Norway lobster | Patrik Jonsson |  | 08.01.2025 | ||
Lingbank HM 379, Danish, OYJW
| DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 10.04.2025-30.04.2025 | DRS – Downs Recruitment Survey targeting herring larvae of the Downs component of the North Sea herring stock | Bastian Huwer | 54°00´N - 58°30´N, 03°00´E to 11°00´E | 06.01.2025 | ||
| Solea, German, DBFH | Bundesanstalt fűr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Germany | 30.06.2025-20.07.2025 | Hydroacoustic monitoring of clupeid stocks | Matthias Schaber | 52°00' N- 57°00' N, 2°30' W- 9°00' E | 23.12.2024 | ||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-AQUA), Denmark | 22.04.2025-16.05.2025 | Echo integration of herring and blue whiting and pelagic fishing in connection with the International Ecosystem Survey in Norwegian Sea, IESNS | Susan Mærsk Lusseau | 62°0.0´N-72°0.0´N and 5°0.0´W-20°0.0´E | 20.12.2024 | ||
| Pelagia, Dutch, PGRQ | NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands | 09.07.2025-20.07.2025 | NoSE-project: The role of the North Sea in the Atlantic Ocean biogeochemical system: North Sea-Atlantic Exchange. | Furu Mienis | The Norwegian Trench. 57.7- 63.1°N and 1.7°W-5.5°E | 17.12.2024 | ||
| Nereus, Swedish, SKTD | Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, Sweden | 01.01.2025-31.12.2025 | Lophelia pertusa | Ann Larsson | 59°07.52N, 10°40.04E 59°07.84N, 10°51.37E 58°58.64N, 11°03.98E 58°54.18N, 10°41.91E | 17.12.2024 | ||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Denmark | 06.06.2025-30.06.2025 | MEGS (Mackerel Egg Survey) in the North Sea | Bastian Huwer | 53°30'N – 58°30'N, 03°00'W – 10°00'E | 16.12.2024 | ||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Denmark | 17.05.2025-03.06.2025 | Shelf. Study the exchange of freshwater and carbon between the east Greenland shelf and western Greenland Sea, and between surface and deep waters. | Colin A. Stedmon | Primary reseearch area in EEZ of Greenland and north of Jan Mayen (17-10 W, 70-74 N) | 13.12.2024 | ||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Germany | 07.02.2025-23.02.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Hermann Neumann | North Sea between 54°N-61°N, particularly in those rectangles assigned to Germany by ICES. | 28.08.2024/09.12.2024 | ||
| Z.510 Dennis,Belgian, OPUF | Agentschap Landbouw en Zeevisserij Brussel | April 2025 | Pilot study aiming to explore the potential of precision fisheries in the Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone with a modern equipped beam trawler. | Laura Lemey/Ellen Pecceu | North Sea | 26.11.2024 | ||
| Cefas Endeavour, British, VQHF3 | DEFRA/CEFAS, United Kingdom | 17.05.2025-11.07.2025 | To determine the distribution and abundance of bottom-living fish species. | Linford Mann | North Sea: 53.25°N – 59.75°N 2.25°W - 7.75°E | 06.12.2024 | ||
| Heincke, German,DBCK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar-and Marine Research in the Helmholz-Association, Germany | 15.05.2025-21.05.2025 | Master course program, University of Hamburg. | Niko Lahajnar | EEZ of Norway: Area between 56°00.00´N – 58°00.00´N and 002°30.00´E – 004°30.00´E. | 28.11.2024 | ||
| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany | 29.05.2025-30.06.2025 | To perform basic marine research in biological, chemical, geological and physical ocenography | Jennifer Dannheim/Ingo Schewe | 69°N, 10°W/82°N, 20°E | 07.11.2024 | ||
| Maria S. Merian, German, DBBT | Institute for Oceanography/University of Hamburg, Germany | 10.05.2025-13.06.2025 | Shelf. Magmatic Intrusions in the Barents Sea | Michael Schnabel | Central Barents Sea | 05.11.2024 | ||
| Resolute BF50, British, MHUO5 | Defra/Cefas, United Kingdom | 15.04.2025-31.05.2025 | International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea (IESNS) | Jeroen van der Kooij | 62°00´ N – 73°50´ N 14°30´ W – 20°00´ E | 04.11.2024 | ||
| Svea, Swedish, SEYB | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden | 19.01.2025-05.02.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Patrik Börjesson | Skagerrak, Kattegat, Eastern North Sea | 25.09.2025 | 12.12.2024 | |
| Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR6 | Marine Scotland - Science, United Kingdom | 21.01.2025-09.02.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survery | J. Drewery | 56°00'N – 4°00'W – | 06.09.2024 | 29.11.2024 | |
| Havfisken, Danish, OWRB | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 05.03.2025-23.03.2025 | Norway lobster | Kai Wieland | 57°30'N - 58°00N and 07°93'E - 09°31'E | 30.08.2024 | 25.11.2024 | |
| Pelagia, Dutch, PGRQ | NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands | 29.06.2025-12.07.2025 (recovery). Glider deployment from a Norwegian vessel in the period January-July 2025 | Glider deployment in the framework of the NoSE-project. (The role of the North Sea in the Atlantic Ocean biogeochemical system: North Sea Exchange). | Furu Mienis | Area for glider deployment: 60,5°N-64°N -1.0°W-6°E | 20.08.2024 | 20.12.2024 | |
| Walther Herwig III, German, DBFR | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Germany | 20.01.2025-02.02.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) | Hermann Neumann | North Sea between 54°N-61°N, particularly in those rectangles assigned to Germany by ICES. | 28.08.2024 | 31.10.2024 | Cancelled |
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 10.01.2025-07.02.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Kai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen | 54°00'N - 58°30'N, 02°00'W – 11°00'E | 26.06.2024 | 11.09.2024 | |
| Tridens, Dutch, PBVO | Wageningen Marine Research, The Netherlands | 20.01.2025-21.02.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) | Ralf van Hal | North Sea | 12.06.2024 | 11.09.2024 |