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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI), Helmholz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany | 15.12.2025-02.02.2026 | 1) Develop an international monitoring design for the Eatern Weddel Sea (EWS) Area integrating remote and autonomous sampling approaches to analyse effects of ongoing climate change on the EWS ecosystem including the Greenwich Meridian south of 61°S 2) Resupply the German Antartic Station Neumayer III. | Heike Link | South Atlantic Ocean (south of 23°S, Atlantic sector of Southern Ocean, Weddel Sea) | 05.06.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skagerak, Swedish, SEYD | Northern Offshore Services, Sweden | 09.10.2025-25.10.2025 | Investigate the hydrography of the front zones in Skagerrak. Investigate the mixing processes and how different water masses mixes in the area. | Göran Broström | 56.72°N-3.74°E to 59.8°N–12.97°E, Skagerrak and western North Sea/ Norwegian Sea | 04.06.2025 | 05.06.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands | 09.06.2025-29.08.2025 | Monitoring the environment around the Norwegian coastline using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) and the development of the DAS instrument for new applications. | Tom Bradley | The DAS-Technology will be used on three fibre cables in the mentioned areas: 1) Egersund-Yme, 2) Egersund-Lista and 3) Egersund-Rennesøy | 22.05.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Svea, Swedish, SEYB | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden | 17.08.2025-31.08.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Patrik Börjesson | Skagerrak, Kattegat, Eastern North Sea | 23.05.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernick, French, FGB3321 | Int Center of AI for Natural Acoustics | 15.07.25-15.09.25 | Biodiversa Europam project. Static recording of underwater soundscape for marine mammals bioacoustic study | Hervé Glotin | 76,24628°N – 79,87633°N, 9,41941°E – 10,71210°E | 13.05.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tara Polar Station, French, FNWP | Fondation Tara Océan, France | 01.07.2025-30.09.2025: For drift with the icepack 01.11.2025-15.01.2026: For the wintering | Tara Polaris I Test Campaigns: In order to be fully prepared for the first drift with the icepack planned for August 2026, two test phases will be conducted in 2025. | Marcel Babin, Chris Bowler, Lee Karp-Boss |
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30.04.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceania, Polish, SQOC | Institute of Oceanology PAN, Poland | 08.05.2025-13.05.2025 | Shelf. Collect seawater samples for geochemical measurements, sidescan survey, video inspection of wreck Brummer and placement of moored platform | Jaeck Bełdowski | The work will be limited to the area enclosed within the following coordinates: South-west corner: 9.9105803°E 58.9200382°N South-east corner: 9.9146747°E 58.9194729°N North-east corner: 9.9167876°E 58.9264354°N North-west corner: 9.9124755°E 58.9266797°N Sampling site 78M: 58.922152 N; 9.912823 E |
26.03.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceania, Polish, SQOC | Institute of Oceanology PAN, Poland | 08.05.2025-13.05.2025 | Shelf. Collect seawater samples for geochemical measurements, sidescan survey, video inspection of wreck Brummer and placement of moored platform | Jaeck Bełdowski | The work will be limited to the area enclosed within the following coordinates: South-west corner: 9.9105803°E 58.9200382°N South-east corner: 9.9146747°E 58.9194729°N North-east corner: 9.9167876°E 58.9264354°N North-west corner: 9.9124755°E 58.9266797°N Sampling site 78M: 58.922152 N; 9.912823 E |
26.03.2025 | 30.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Audacious, United Kingdom, MBJM6 | Marine Directorate, Scottish Government, United Kingdom | 30.04.2025-22.05.2025 | Scottish monkfish survey | J. Dooley |
56° 30´ N – 62° 30´ N 4° 00´ W – 05° 00´ E |
25.04.2025 | 30.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polarfront, France, FJYK | Waterproof Expeditions | 07.11.2025-13.11.2025 | Create a free and open-source, context-rich database that blends underwater acoustics with visual media, environmental data, and precise geolocation. | Ashley Bugge | Tromsø – Lyngen – Skoroysundet, Grunnfjorden, Skjervøy, Grunnfjord, Bunker AS, Tromsø | 20.04.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heincke, German, DBCK |
Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Resarch |
27.09.2025-10.10.2025 | Research around the potentially polluting wreck of MS Brunnersouthwest of Tvistein light house | Matthias Brenner | 58.921059 N, 9.91471 E | 16.04.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Commandant Charcot, France, FMNB | Ponant, France, Italy | 05-.09.2025-25.09.2025 | CHARCOT 2-project: multidisciplinary approach to document the current state and ongoing changes of the physical, chemical, biological and biogeochemical systems of the Arctic Ocean. | Maurizio Azzaro |
Svalbard Islands – North Pole - Alaska 80°N, 29ʹE – 67°30ʹN, 168°12ʹW |
15.04.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Commandant Charcot, France, FMNB | Ponant, France, Italy | 07.07.2025-22.07.2025 | ELENO 2-project: multidisciplinary approach to document the current state and ongoing changes of the physical, chemical, biological and biogeochemical systems of the Arctic Ocean. | Maurizio Azzaro |
Svalbard Islands (Longyearbyen) – North Pole – Svalbard Islands (Longyearbyen) Coordinates from Svalbard to the North Pole: 77°N - 90°N / 0°E – 30°E |
15.04.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ortelius, Netherlands, PCGQ | Oceanwide Expeditions | 17.08.2025-30.08.2025 | Create a free and open-source, context-rich database that blends underwater acoustics with visual media, environment data, and precise geolocation | Ashley Bugge | Svalbard | 15.04.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helmsand, German, DRMC | Bundeswehr Technical Center WTD71, Germany | 12.05.2025-28.05.2025 | Physical understanding of the dynamics and flow noise generation of towed hydroacoustic sensor system under open sea conditions and technical tests of UUV glider for oceanic turbulence measurements. |
Jan Abshagen (12.05.-20.05.2025)/ Frank Gerdes (21.05.-28.05.2025) |
Sognefjord | 15.05.2025 | 30.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arni Fridriksson, Icelandic, TFNA | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland | 01.09.2025-29.09.2025 | Acoustic estimation of capelin abundance and hydrography. | Teresa da Silva | 66°00' N - 76°00' N, 05°00' W - 38°00' W | 19.03.2025 | 28.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SY Witness, Dutch, PE6058 | Stichting Greenpeace Council, Amsterdam, NL, The Netherlands | 01.06.2025-31.07.2025 | Investigate the use of methods that can help provide a rapid assessment of biodiversity within the study area during the spring and summer months. | Kirsten Freja Young | Norwegian Sea – Mohn´s Ridge and Knipovich Ridge | 18.03.2025 | 26.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arni Fridriksson, Icelandic, TFNA | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute Iceland, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland | 30.06.2025-25.07.2025 | Abundance estimation of mackerel, herring and blue whiting (IESSNS 2025). | Anna H. Olafsdottir | 60°00' N - 75°00' N, 30°00' W - 05°00' E | 19.03.2025 | 21.03.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walther Herwig III, German, DBFR | Bundesanstalt fűr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Germany | 25.03.2025-17.04.2025 | Test of different technical devices used for fishery research | Andreas Hermann |
57°30´N - 58°30´N, 08°E – 11°00´E inside the EEZ of Norway, excl. 3 nm-zone |
14.03.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sofie, Norwegian, N/A | Ocean TuniCell AS, Italy | 08.09.2025-26.09.2025 | Monitoring to charaterize the maritime noise in the Bergen basin and its impact on ecological relevant deuterostome invertebrates (https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/deuteronoise) | Giovanni Zambon | 4,55,20 60,29,40 -4,58,34 60,32,45, | 12.03.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Icebreaker Oden, Sfwedish, SMLQ | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Sweden | 15.07.2025-01.10.2025 | Collaboration with the UNCLOS Program for Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada together with the Canadian icebreaker LSSL. Early Career Scientist Program (ECS) | Michael Tjernström | Sweden – along the Norwegian coast – to/from Longyearbyen, Svalbard – Arctic Ocean – Longyearbyen, Svalbard – along the Norweian coast - Sweden | 11.03.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heincke, German, DBCK |
Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Resarch, Germany |
07.09.2025-23.09.2025 | Process studies and transects in the Skagerrak will be conducted to investigate submesoscale processes along the Skagerrak and Kattegat fronts | Jens Meyerjűrgens | Skagerrak region, North Sea | 10.03.2025 | 28.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walther Herwig |||, German, DBFR | Bundesanstalt fűr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) | 10.03.2025-17.04.2025 | Test of different technical devices used for fishery research | Andreas Hermann |
57°30´N - 58°30´N, 08°E – 11°00´E inside the EEZ of Norway, excl. 3 nm-zone |
10.03.2025 | cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITS Alliance, Italy, IALL | Italian Navy, Italy | 15.07.2025-10.08.205 (TBC) | Shelf. The research campaign High North25 | Maurizio Demarte |
1. 74°00N-00°00E Excluding Norwegian Territorial Waters |
05.03.2025 | 23.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITS Alliance, Italy, IALL | Italian Navy, Italy | 04.08.2025-28.08.2025 | Shelf. Nordic Recognized Environmental Picture 2025 (NREP25) and Arctic Climate Observatory 2025 (ACO25): Oceanographic sampling for climate and acoustic studies |
Gaultier Real (NREP25) Aniello Russo (ACO25) |
1. 80°35.4'N-5°16.9'E B. 79°3.546'N-7°34.742'E C. 76°39.527'-14°20.897' D. 75°36.484'N-20°5.163'E E. 71°0.212'N-19°57.411'E F. 69°30.662'N-14°50.919'E G. 76°14.818'N-1°19.081'E 5. 77°10.824'N-3°46.933'W 6. 80°34.629'N-1°32.938'W |
05.03.2025 | 23.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jákup Sverri | Havstovan, Torshavn, Faroe Islands, Denmark | 02.07.2025-23.07.2025 | International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas, IESSNS | Sólvá Káradóttir Eliasen | 60°00'N - 77°90'N, 32°00'W – 24°80'E | 05.03.2025 | 20.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany | 04.09.2025-23.10.2025 | To perform basic research in physical ocenography, geochemistry, glaciology, geodesy, geophysics, tracer oceanography, ocean optics, marine biology and marine biogeochemistry, atmospheric sciences, paleolimnology, and sea ice physics | Torsten Kanzow |
The working area is outlined by the following coordinates: 81°N 70°W 86°N 70°W 86°N 20°E 76°N 20°E 76°N 10°E 73°N 10°E 73°N 30°W 81°N 30°W 81°N 70°W |
25.02.2025 | 19.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fram, Norwegian (NIS), LADA7 | Hurtigruten Expedition (HX), Germany | 26.05.2025-27.09.2025 | “SOOP – Shaping an Ocean Of Possibilities | Julian Mai | Longyearbyen, Svalbard - roundtrip | 25.02.2025 | 12.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua, Denmark | 30.06.2025-14.07.2025 | Echo integration of herring and sprat for stock monitoring purposes | Susan Mærsk Lusseau | 56°N - 60°N, 05°E – 12°E | 18.02.2025 | 28.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arni Fridriksson, Icelandic, TFNA | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland | 05.05.2025-26.05.2025 | Distribution and abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting | Sigurvin Bjarnason | 67°40'- 71°50' N, 13°00' W - 10°0' E | 14.02.2025 | 24.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceton S205, Danish, OUHA | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 30.06.2025-13.07.2025 | IESSNS (International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas) extended to the North Sea | Kai Wieland | 54°00'N-60°00'N, 02°00'W-11°00'E | 14.02.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria S. Merian, German, DBBT | Institute for Oceanography/University of Hamburg | 04.09.2025-09.10.2025 | Shelf. PERBAS – “Permanent sequestration of gigatons of CO2 in continental margin basalt deposits” | Ingo Klaucke | 67:17 N/2:23 E – 67:41 N/4:18 E | 07.02.2025 | 08.05.2025 | 10.06.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louis S. St-Laurent, Canadian, CGBN | Canadian Coast Guard, Canada | 17.07.2025-21.09.2025 | Shelf. Batymetric and geological surveys in the central Arctic Ocean (Canadian UNCLOS-Program) | David Sinott/Kai Boggild | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada – Tromsø, Norway – Central Arctic Ocean – Longyearbyen, Svalbard – Central Arctic Ocean - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | 10.02.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceania, Polish, SQOC | Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland | 15.06.2025-15.09.2025 | Shelf. 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 regions | Agnieszka Beszczyńska-Möller | 58°N-82°N, 5°W-30°E | 07.02.2025 | 09.05.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Commandant Charcot, French, FMNB | Ponant, France, Germany | 21.06.2025-07.07.2025 | Climate 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 | 29.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atair, German, DBBI | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Germany | 22.07.2025-14.08.2025 | Annual North Sea summer survey (NSSS) of the BSH to determine the oceanographic and chemical status of the North Sea in the summer of 2025 | Dagmar Kieke | North Sea, 51°N-60°N, 5°W-9°E | 07.02.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cefas Endeavour, British, VQHF3 | DEFRA/CEFAS, United Kingdom | 15.07.2025-20.09.2025 | To investigate the strength of the stocks of commercially impotant species in the North Sea | Nicola Hampton |
51°30' N - 62°00' N 03°00' W - 09°00'E |
05.02.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6 | Marine Directorate, Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom | 31.07-2025-24.08.2025 | ICES Demersal trawling survey to assess pre-recruit year class strengths of cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, Norway pout, herring, mackerel and sprat | F. Burns | 54.00º to 61.30º N - 004ºW to 005ºE | 31.01.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 22.08.2025-15.09.2025 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Kai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen | 51°00'N - 58°00'N, 01°00'W – 10°00'E | 03.02.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6 | Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom | 27.06.2025-18.07.2025 | Herring | Steven O'Connell | 58º30´- 62ºN and 7º30´W to 2ºE | 30.01.2025 | 28.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6 | Marine Scotland - Science, United Kingdom | 15.04.2025-04.05.2025 | Scottish monkfish survey | R.G: Mules |
56°30´N–62°3´N 4°00´W–05°00´E |
30.01.2025 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Geographic Resolution, Bahamas, IMO: 9880685 | Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc, USA | 25.06.2025-09.07.2025 | Investigate microplastic and anthropogenic microfiber in the air and surface waters at already designated stops along the cruisetrack around the Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rachael Z. Miller | Svalbard/ Jan Mayen | 24.01.2025 | 25.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heincke, German, DBCK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research | 04.08.2025-04.09.2025 | Shelf. 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'E | 20.01.2025 | 17.03.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Revelle, USA, KAOU | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA | 11.08.2025-30.09.2025 | Determine the pathways, amount, and variability of dense water feeding into the Faroe Bank Channel, which contributes substantially ot the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulations | Robert Pickart | Operations 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 | 28.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI), Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany | 02.07.2025- 01.09.2025 | 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 | 17.03.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Geographic Resolution, Bahamas, MMSI: 311 000 893 | Lindblad Expeditions, USA | 11.06.2025-25.06.2025 | 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 | 24.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 13.03.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10.03.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Svea, Swedish, SEYB | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden | 21.04.2025-02.05.2025 | Norway lobster | Patrik Jonsson |
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08.01.2025 | 10.03.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altje Postma, Danish, DNK000032117 | DTU Food, Denmark | 01.02.2025-01.07.2025 | Fisheries research, development of new improved trawlgear | Grethe Hyldig/Johan Nielsen | North Sea | 06.01.2025 | 30.01.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lingbank HM 379, Danish, OYJW
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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 | 13.03.2025 | Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 20.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 20.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 20.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nereus, Swedish, SKTD | Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, Sweden | 30.01.2025-31.12.2025 | 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 | 30.01.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 19.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 06.03.202513.12.2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 23.01.2025 | 12.06.2025 (pdf, 2.0 MB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Z.510 Dennis,Belgian, OPUF | Agentschap Landbouw en Zeevisserij Brussel | 01.04.2025-30.04.2025 | 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 | 27.01.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 19.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 19.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 07.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 06.02.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 03.04.2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10.06.2025 (pdf, 4.3 MB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 26.06.2024 (pdf, 2.2 MB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |