Cruise no |
Period |
Vessel |
Purpose |
Area |
CTD st.no |
Trawl st.no |
Fig. no |
2018836 |
20.1.-27.2. |
«Helmer Hanssen» |
The survey with Helmer Hanssen forms parts of the joint Norwegian-Russian ground fish survey conducted annually in January-March. It is a combined trawl survey (calculating stock size indices of groundfish using swept-area estimation technique), and acoustic survey, calculating stock size indices using acoustics. Two Norwegian research vessels and one Russian research vessel participate. |
Barents Sea, western and central parts. |
1-66 |
1-240 |
101-102 |
2018838 |
14.9.-2.10. |
«Helmer Hanssen» |
The survey is part of the Barents Sea Ecosystem survey. Main goal is monitoring of the ecosystem. Data that were collected included physcial oceanography, plankton, fish, benthos and marine mammal registrations. Several special investigations were also conducted. |
Barents Sea. West and north of Svalbard |
67-112 |
241-333 |
103-104 |
2018809 |
28.5.-1.6. |
“Johan Ruud” |
Study the efficiency of the agassiz trawl used in the stock assessment of the red king crab in the quota regulated area in Finnmark. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
105 |
2018808 |
18.6.-24.6. |
“Johan Ruud” |
Study the spreading area for red king crab in West Finnmark, Norway. This is the area for a free fishing for red king crab and the further spreading is monitored. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
106 |
2018810 |
20.8.-31.8. |
“Johan Ruud” |
Yearly monitoring the red king crab stock in the fjords in the quota regulated area in eastern Finnmark, Norway. The survey covered the fjords Varangerfjorden, Tanafjorden, Laksefjorden and Porsangerfjorden. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
107 |
2018811 |
10.9.-21.9. |
“Johan Ruud” |
Stock assessment study for red king crab in East Finnmark, Norway. This is the quota regulated area for red king crab. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
108 |
2018830 |
13.2.-25.2. |
«Eros» |
Collection of acoustic data from fisheries sonar for biomass estimation of herring ∀ Collection of acoustic data from echo sounder for biomass estimation of herring ∀ Collection of biological samples for estimation of species and size composition in the acoustic observations ∀ Collection of hydrographic data (CTD) |
Norwegian Sea |
1-28 |
1-21 |
109 |
2018813 |
5.3.-15.3.3. |
«Eros» |
Collection of acoustic data from fisheries sonar for biomass estimation of individual capelin schools ∀ Monitoring of school and net during commercial fishing operations ∀ Purse seine catch of individual capelin schools for comparison with sonar estimates ∀ Video and oxygen measurements during purse siening |
Norwegian Sea |
- |
- |
110 |
2018823 |
24.4.-14.5. |
«Eros» |
Measuring the abundance, distribution and age composition of sandeel ∀ Dredge sampling for burrowed sandeels ∀ Bottom trawls ∀ Pelagic trawls ∀ Echo sounder sampling ∀ Zooplankton sampling ∀ Mapping of hydrographical conditions |
North Sea |
29-63 |
23-56 |
111-112 |
2018821 |
12.6.-19.6. |
«Eros» |
Develop and test optic and acoustic instruments and methods for monitoring fish behaviour and catch composition during purse seine fishing. |
North Sea |
- |
- |
113 |
2018812 |
30.9.-15.10. |
“Eros” |
Collection of acoustic data from fisheries sonar for biomass estimation of individual mackerel schools. |
Norwegian Sea |
- |
- |
114 |
2018807 |
4.9.-27.9. |
“Eros” |
Capelin. |
West of Island |
101-128 |
1-12 |
115 |
2018829 |
13.2.-25.2. |
“Kings Bay” |
Abundance estimation of Norwegian spring spawning herring. This survey was carried out with three vessels, also participating was” Eros” and “Vendla”. |
Norwegian Coast |
- |
1-25 |
116 |
2018819 |
20.3.-5.4. |
“Kings Bay” |
International blue whiting spawning stock survey. Acoustic survey to monitor the spawning stock of blue whiting on the spawning grounds west of the British Isles. |
Northwest of the British Isles |
1-29 |
25-35 |
117-118 |
2018843 |
5.4.-12.4. |
«Kings Bay» |
Survey of potentially human pathogenic and/or quality reducing parasites and microbiota in blue whiting intended for human consumption. |
NE Atlantic Greater Rockall Bank |
- |
- |
- |
2018847 |
29.5.-2.6. |
«Kings Bay» |
Survey of potentially human pathogenic and/or quality reducing parasites and microbiota in North Sea herring intended for human consumption. Parasite life-cycle studies by investigating abundance of actual parasites in zooplankton samples. |
NE Atlantic Viking Bank |
- |
- |
- |
2018826 |
2.6.-6.8. |
«Kings Bay» |
Primary objectives: Large-scale mapping and abundance estimation of Northeast Atlantic (NEA) mackerel, Norwegian Spring-Spawning (NSS) herring and Atlantic blue whiting. Swept area trawling for mackerel and acoustic recordings and trawling for NSS herring and blue whiting. Secondary objectives: Mapping distribution of Atlantic salmon, lumpfish and other pelagic species. Sampling of zooplankton and water temperature/salinity profiles. Opportunistic marine mammals observations along the transects and survey lines. |
Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, Iceland Sea, Norwegian Sea |
30-96 |
36-126 |
119 |
2018849 |
26.9.-30.9. |
«Kings Bay» |
Survey of potentially human pathogenic and/or quality reducing parasites and microbiota in Atlantic mackerel intended for human consumption. Additionally, fish were examined for the presence of certain ectoparasites on the gills which may serve as biological tag to track the actual mackerel’s migration route. |
NE Atlantic |
- |
- |
- |
2018850 |
14.10.-17.10. |
«Kings Bay» |
Survey of parasites in Atlantic mackerel with special emphasis on the occurrence and development of the so-called soft flesh-condition in mackerel induced by the myxozoan parasite Kudoa thyrsites. |
NW North Sea |
- |
- |
- |
2018851 |
9.11.-14.11. |
«Kings Bay» |
Survey of parasites in Norwegian Spring Spawning Herring with special emphasis on the epidemiology of anisakid nematodes. |
Norwegian Sea |
- |
- |
- |
2018852 |
14.11.-17.11. |
«Kings Bay» |
Survey of parasites in Norwegian Spring Spawning Herring with special emphasis on the epidemiology of anisakid nematodes. |
Norwegian Sea |
- |
- |
- |
2018831 |
13.2.-24.2. |
“Vendla” |
Acoustic survey to monitor the spawning stock of Norwegian spring spawning herring on its spawning migration. |
Norwegian Sea |
1-7 |
1-20 |
120 |
2018837 |
25.6.-1.7. |
“Vendla” |
Improving the quality of the pelagic trawl survey for Northeast Atlantic mackerel |
Norwegian Sea |
- |
- |
- |
2018827 |
4.7.-6.8. |
“Vendla” |
Part of the International Ecosystem Summer Survey of the Nordic Seas (IESSNS) where the objectives are (1) to measure the abundance of Northeast Atlantic mackerel using swept-area method (2) measure the abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting using acoustics, (2) collect data on zooplankton, (3) measure the hydrographical conditions (4) Marine mammal observations. |
Norwegian Sea |
9-82 |
41-150 |
121-122 |
2018816 |
14.3.-27.3. |
“Svalbard” |
The main purpose of the cruise was to obtain data necessary for estimation of the abundance of harp seals and hooded seals, of the Greenland Sea stocks. The methodological approach implied conduction of aerial surveys of harp and hooded seal pups in the Greenland Sea pack-ice during the whelping period in 2018. One fixed-wing twin-engined aircraft (stationed in Akureyri, Iceland) was used for reconnaissance flights and photographic surveys along transects over the whelping patches once they have been located and identified. A helicopter, stationed on and operated from the vessel (KV “Svalbard”), assisted in the reconnaissance flights, and subsequently flew visual transect surveys over the whelping patches. The helicopter was also used for other purposes (stageing of pups, monitoring of ice drift). In addition to serve as base for the helicopter surveys, the vessel was also used to transport personell into the whelpimg patches where some ground-truthing of the aerial surveys and collection of biological samples were performed. |
Greenland Sea North Atlantic Ocean |
- |
- |
123 |
2018842 |
3.4.-15.4. |
«Lance» |
The objectives of this cruise were to investigate the physical environment, abundance zooplankton and phytoplankton as well as collecting water samples for chemical analyses using a CTD probe, on our standard sections in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. |
Barents Sea Norwegian Sea |
1-48 |
- |
124 |
2018814 |
3.4.-15.4. |
"Kågtind II" |
CRISP – trawl testing. |
Barents Sea |
- |
1-30 |
125 |
2018817 |
11.4.-16.5. |
«Ottar» |
It is established a long-term data set of reproductive data for the Harp Seal population in the Barents Sea. The main purpose of the cruise was to obtain data to continue this work and to collect samples to get updated data for the population’s condition. The methodological approach was to collect jaws, ovaries and body measurements of female harp seals. The sampled seals were animals that were part of the commercial catch of the sealing vessel MS “Ottar”. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
126 |
2018822 |
29.4.-16.5. |
«Tempo» |
Experiments to reduce bycatches of juvenile fish and small fish in the shrimp fisheries, by using artificial light. A 6 meter netting section was installed in front of a conventional Nordmøre grid, illuminated with dive lights of various wavelengths to stimulate escape behaviour of fish. Two trawls were towed simultaneously, one with a conventional grid, the other with the experimental grid. |
Skagerrak |
- |
1-26 |
127 |
2018828 |
9.5.-10.6. |
«Fiskebas» |
Tagging with RFID technology and biological sampling of mackerel in the spawning areas west of Ireland and Scotland. |
Northeast Atlantic Ocean |
- |
- |
128 |
2018805 |
15.6.-6.7. |
«Prowess» |
The aim of the cruise was to study the spreading of the snow crab in the Svalbard Fishery Protection Zone by using a hired fishery vessel and snow crab traps. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
129 |
2018846 |
23.6.-6.7. |
“Silje Kristina |
To improve size selectivity in the shrimp fisheries, a regular shrimp trawl of conventional length, was compared to a trawl with a shorter trawl belly towing both trawls simultaneously. For comparing size-related size selection, samples of shrimp and small fish were measured for size distribution and total catch weight recorded., |
Skagerrak |
- |
1-17 |
130 |
018833 |
26.6.-20.8. |
“Acc Mosby” |
The objective of the cruise is to collect sightings information for estimating abundance of whales, especially minke whales, as part of a long-term survey program to cover the Northeast Atlantic over the years 2014-2019. |
North Sea Norwegian Sea |
- |
- |
131 |
2018834 |
31.8.-13.9. |
“Acc Mosby” |
The objectives of this cruise is to instrument whales with satellite tags which can map their habitat use, collect biopsy samples of whales to study their population structure and photo identification pictures of whales to study their long-term movement patterns and biology. The focus has been on the humpback whales. |
Barents Sea |
- |
- |
132 |
2018820 |
17.9.-12.10 |
“Cristina E” |
- Develop and test optical and acoustic instruments and methods for monitoring fish behaviour and catch composition during purse seine fishing. - Investigate the effect of catch handling on fish welfare and thereby. i) survival/vitality potential of unwanted catches released from the seine, and ii) the vitality and quality of retained catches. |
Norwegian Sea and North Sea |
- |
- |
133 |
2018006 |
30.9.-30.10. |
“Katla” |
Compare the unfished shrimp stocks in the two fjords Porsanger and Tana in North-Norway. Collect data on all demersal fish stocks |
North Norwegian fjords |
- |
- |
- |