Cruises 2025

Cruises 2025

Vessel, Nationality, Call signOperating authority, Researching statePeriodPurpose of cruiseScientist in chargeGeographical AreaApplication dateGrantedReport
Dana, Danish, OXBHNational Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua, Denmark30.06.2025-14.07.2025Echo integration of herring and sprat for stock monitoring purposesSusan Mærsk Lusseau56°N - 60°N, 05°E – 12°E18.02.2025  
Arni Fridriksson, Icelandic, TFNAMarine and Freshwater Research Institute, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland05.05.2025-26.05.2025Distribution and abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whitingSigurvin Bjarnason67°40'- 71°50' N, 13°00' W - 10°0' E14.02.2025  
Ceton S205, Danish, OUHADTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark30.06.2025-13.07.2025IESSNS (International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas) extended to the North SeaKai Wieland54°00'N-60°00'N, 02°00'W-11°00'E14.02.2025  
Louis S. St-Laurent, Canadian, CGBNCanadian Coast Guard, Canada17.07.2025-21.09.2025Shelf. Batymetric and geological surveys in the central Arctic Ocean (Canadian UNCLOS-Program)David Sinott/Kai BoggildDartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada – Tromsø, Norway – Central Arctic Ocean – Longyearbyen, Svalbard – Central Arctic Ocean - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada10.02.2025  
Oceania, Polish, SQOCInstitute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland15.06.2025-15.09.2025Shelf. Studies of thermohaline circulation in the Nordic Seas, pathways of Atlantic water etc, studies of hydrography, optical properties, plankton, surface sediments, benthos etc. in the Spitsbergen fjords and coastal regionsAgnieszka Beszczyńska-Möller58°N-82°N, 5°W-30°E07.02.2025  
Le Commandant Charcot, French, FMNBPonant, France, Germany21.06.2025-07.07.2025Climate change and ocean pollution in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean..Jan Taucher

Reykjavik, Iceland – east Greenland (Denmark) – Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway)

(64°N - 80°N /30°E - 15°E)
07.02.2025  
Atair, German, DBBIFederal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Germany22.07.2025-14.08.2025Annual North Sea summer survey (NSSS) of the BSH to determine the oceanographic and chemical status of the North Sea in the summer of 2025Dagmar KiekeNorth Sea, 51°N-60°N, 5°W-9°E07.02.2025  
Cefas Endeavour, British, VQHF3DEFRA/CEFAS, United Kingdom15.07.2025-20.09.2025To investigate the strength of the stocks of commercially impotant species in the North SeaNicola Hampton

51°30' N - 62°00' N

03°00' W - 09°00'E 
05.02.2025  
Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6Marine Directorate, Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom31.07-2025-24.08.2025ICES Demersal trawling survey to assess pre-recruit year class strengths of cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, Norway pout, herring, mackerel and spratF. Burns54.00º to 61.30º N - 004ºW to 005ºE31.01.2025  
Dana, Danish, OXBHDTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark22.08.2025-15.09.2025International Bottom Trawl Survey Kai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen51°00'N - 58°00'N, 01°00'W – 10°00'E03.02.2025  
Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom27.06.2025-18.07.2025HerringSteven O'Connell58º30´- 62ºN and 7º30´W to 2ºE30.01.2025  
Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6Marine Scotland - Science, United Kingdom15.04.2025-04.05.2025Scottish monkfish surveyR.G: Mules

56°30´N–62°3´N

4°00´W–05°00´E

30.01.2025  
Natuonal Geographic Resolution, Bahamas, IMO: 9880685Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc, USA25.06.2025-09.07.2025Investigate microplastic and anthropogenic microfiber in the air and surface waters at already designated stops along the cruisetrack around the Svalbard and Jan MayenRachael Z. MillerSvalbard/ Jan Mayen24.01.2025  
Heincke, German, DBCKAlfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research05.08.2025-02.09.2025Shelf. Spatial and temporal distribution, the ecology and physiology, as well as potential competition of co-occurring gadoid species (Atlantic cod, Polar cod, haddock) in the communities of Arctic and Atlantic influence around Svalbard.Felix Mark.54°00'N - 80°50'N, 2°00'E - 25°00'E20.01.2025  
Roger Revelle, USA, KAOUScripps Institution of Oceanography, USA11.08.2025-30.09.2025Determine the pathways, amount, and variability of dense water feeding into the Faroe Bank Channel, which contributes substantially ot the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulationsRobert PickartOperations within the polygon:
Lat (deg)
Lat (min)
Lon (deg E)
Lon (min E)
66 39.48 -12 -0.48
66 39.48 -3 -0.48
63 51.72 8 0.72
62 49.86 6 0.86
61 59.93 4 0.93
59 27.71 4 0.71
59 27.71 -12 -0.71
66 39.48 -12 -0.48
17.01.2025  
Polarstern, German, DBLKAlfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI), Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany02.07.2025- 01.09.2025Study the atmosphere-ice-ocean interaction during the sea ice melt season of the Arctic Ocean systemMarcel Nicolaus/Thomas KrumpenNorth Norwegian Sector around Spitsbergen,72°N-84°N and 0-40°E.17.01.2025  
Walther Herwig II, German, DBFRBundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Germany19.08.2025-20.09.2025Investigations on the occurence of fish diseases and parasits and biological effects of contaminants. OSPAR/HELCOM monitoring.  Pedro Miguel Agostinho52°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 893Lindblad Expeditions, USA11.07.2025-25.07.2025Arctic 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, PBVOMinitry of transport & public works Riijkswaterstaat Dienst Nordsee, The Netherlands28.07.2025-12.09.2025ICES coordinated Beam Trawl SurveyIngeborg de BooisNorth Sea15.01.2025  
Tridens, Dutch, PBVO

Ministry of transport and public works

Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Nordzee, The Netherlands
30.06.2025-25.07.2025North Sea hydro acoustic survey for herring and sprat 2025Bram CouperusNorth Sea10.01.2025  
Svea, Swedish, SEYBSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden21.04.2025-02.05.2025Norway lobsterPatrik Jonsson
08.01.2025  
Altje Postma, Danish, DNK000032117DTU Food, Denmark01.02.2025-01.07.2025Fisheries research, development of new improved trawlgearGrethe Hyldig/Johan NielsenNorth Sea06.01.202530.01.2025 

Lingbank HM 379, Danish, OYJW

 

DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark10.04.2025-30.04.2025DRS – Downs Recruitment Survey targeting herring larvae of the Downs component of the North Sea herring stockBastian Huwer54°00´N -  58°30´N, 03°00´E to 11°00´E  06.01.2025  
Solea, German, DBFHBundesanstalt fűr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Germany30.06.2025-20.07.2025Hydroacoustic monitoring of clupeid stocksMatthias Schaber52°00' N- 57°00' N, 2°30' W-
9°00' E 
23.12.202420.02.2025 
Dana, Danish, OXBHNational Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-AQUA), Denmark22.04.2025-16.05.2025Echo integration of herring and blue whiting and pelagic fishing in connection with the International Ecosystem Survey in Norwegian Sea, IESNSSusan Mærsk Lusseau62°0.0´N-72°0.0´N and 
5°0.0´W-20°0.0´E
20.12.202420.02.2025 
Pelagia, Dutch, PGRQNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands09.07.2025-20.07.2025NoSE-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
17.12.202420.02.2025 
Nereus, Swedish, SKTDTjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, Sweden30.01.2025-31.12.2025Lophelia 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  
17.12.202430.01.2025 
Dana, Danish, OXBHNational Institute of Aquatic Resources, Denmark06.06.2025-30.06.2025MEGS (Mackerel Egg Survey) in the North SeaBastian Huwer53°30'N – 58°30'N, 03°00'W – 10°00'E16.12.202419.02.2025 
Dana, Danish, OXBHNational Institute of Aquatic Resources, Denmark17.05.2025-03.06.2025Shelf. Study the exchange of freshwater and carbon between the east Greenland shelf and western Greenland Sea, and between surface and deep waters.Colin A. StedmonPrimary reseearch area in EEZ of Greenland and north of Jan Mayen (17-10 W, 70-74 N)13.12.2024  
Dana, Danish, OXBHDTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Germany07.02.2025-23.02.2025International Bottom Trawl Survey Hermann NeumannNorth Sea between 54°N-61°N, particularly in those rectangles assigned to Germany by ICES.28.08.2024/09.12.202423.01.2025 
Z.510 Dennis,Belgian, OPUFAgentschap Landbouw en Zeevisserij Brussel01.04.2025-30.04.2025Pilot study aiming to explore the potential of precision fisheries in the Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone with a modern equipped beam trawler.Laura Lemey/Ellen PecceuNorth Sea26.11.202427.01.2025 
Cefas Endeavour, British, VQHF3DEFRA/CEFAS, United Kingdom17.05.2025-11.07.2025To 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 
06.12.202419.02.2025 
Heincke, German,DBCKAlfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar-and Marine Research in the Helmholz-Association, Germany15.05.2025-21.05.2025Master course program, University of Hamburg.Niko LahajnarEEZ of Norway: Area between 56°00.00´N – 58°00.00´N and 002°30.00´E – 004°30.00´E.28.11.202419.02.2025 
Polarstern, German, DBLKAlfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany29.05.2025-30.06.2025To perform basic marine research in biological, chemical, geological and physical ocenographyJennifer Dannheim/Ingo Schewe69°N, 10°W/82°N, 20°E07.11.202407.02.2025 
Maria S. Merian, German, DBBTInstitute for Oceanography/University of Hamburg, Germany10.05.2025-13.06.2025Shelf. Magmatic Intrusions in the Barents SeaMichael SchnabelCentral Barents Sea05.11.202406.02.2025 
Resolute BF50, British, MHUO5Defra/Cefas, United Kingdom15.04.2025-31.05.2025International 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, SEYBSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden19.01.2025-05.02.2025International Bottom Trawl SurveyPatrik BörjessonSkagerrak, Kattegat, Eastern North Sea25.09.202512.12.2024 
Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR6Marine Scotland - Science, United Kingdom21.01.2025-09.02.2025International Bottom Trawl SurveryJ. Drewery

56°00'N –
61°30'N

4°00'W –
04°00'E

06.09.202429.11.2024 
Havfisken, Danish, OWRBDTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark05.03.2025-23.03.2025Norway lobsterKai Wieland57°30'N - 58°00N and 07°93'E - 09°31'E30.08.202425.11.2024 
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
20.08.202420.12.2024 
Walther Herwig III, German, DBFR Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Germany20.01.2025-02.02.2025International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS)Hermann NeumannNorth Sea between 54°N-61°N, particularly in those rectangles assigned to Germany by ICES.28.08.202431.10.2024Cancelled
Dana, Danish, OXBHDTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark10.01.2025-07.02.2025International Bottom Trawl SurveyKai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen54°00'N - 58°30'N, 02°00'W – 11°00'E26.06.202411.09.202426.06.2024 (pdf, 2.2 MB)
Tridens, Dutch, PBVOWageningen Marine Research, The Netherlands20.01.2025-21.02.2025International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS)Ralf van HalNorth Sea12.06.202411.09.2024