Icelandic cruise activity related to EURO-BASIN

Astthor Gislason

Spring cruise• Time

– ~10-30 May 2012 and 2013 (7 days to BASIN)• RV Bjarni Sæmundsson

– 55 m– 13 scientists– ~2-3 visitors

• Goals– Long-term monitoring mesozooplankton– Euphausiid large scale distribution– Euphausiids onshore-offshore SW

• Distribution (VPR)• Sedimentation• Growth (egg production, feeding) onboard and

ashore

• Biological oceanography– Onshore-offshore– CTD– Nutirents– Chla & prim prod– Zooplankton (WP2, VPR, krill-trawl)– Acoustics (38, 120, 200 kHz)– VPR– Sediment traps

Herring in theNorwegian Sea

• Time: ~25 d in May• RV Arni Fridriksson

– 70 m– 15 scientists– ~2-3 visitors

• Cruise goals– Monitoring of herring feeding

migrations in relation to environment and feeding conditions

• Activities– Pelagic trawls– Acoustics– CTD– Zooplankton (WP2)

28° 24° 20° 16° 12° 8° 4° 0°

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64°

66°

68°

70°

Mackerelaround Iceland

• Time: ~25 d in August• RV Arni Fridriksson

– 70 m– 15 scientists– ~2-3 visitors

• Cruise goals– Monitoring of mackerel feeding

migrations in relation to environment and feeding conditions

• Activities– Pelagic trawls– Acoustics– CTD– Zooplankton (WP2)

Euphausiidsin Isafjord deep• Time: Feb, April, June, August• Valur

– 3-4 scientists• Goals

– Distribution by acoustics and VPR

– Growth and role in sedimentation

– Chemical composition• Activities

– Acoustics (38, 120, 200 kHz)– VPR– Krill-trawl– Bongo– Sediment traps