Cruises 2026
This table shows the applicants to engage in marine scientific research in Norway's internal waters, territorial sea and economic zone and on the continental shelf in 2026.
| 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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| Arni Fridriksson, Icelandic, TFNA | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute Iceland, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland | 07.07.2026-30.07.2026 | Abundance estimation of mackerel, herring and blue whiting (IESSNS 2026). | Anna H. Olafsdottir | 60°00' N - 75°00' N, 30°00' W - 05°00' E | 04.03.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-AQUA) | 22.05.2026-31.05.2026 | Shelf. Reveal the timing and rate of retreat of the former Scandinavian Ice Sheet across the mid-Norwegian continental shelf. | Christine Batchelor | Norwegian Sea: 65°N - 67°N, 06°E – 11°E | 03.03.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Icebreaker Oden, Swedish, SMLQ | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | 15.07.2026-01.10.2026 | 1. Polar Connect 2026 – focus on mapping the seafloor for a project funded by EU. 2. 10.08.2026-20.09.2026: Collaboration with the UNCLOS program for Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, together with the Canadian icebreaker LSSL. | Martin Jakobsson, Hanna Farnelid | Sweden – along the Norwegian coast – to/from Longyearbyen – Gakkel Ridge – to/from Longyearbyen – Longyearbyen - along the Norweian coast - Sweden | 02.03.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arni Fridriksson, Icelandic, TFNA | Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland | 04.05.2026-22.05.2026 | Distribution and abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting | Sigurvin Bjarnason | 66°20'- 71°50' N, 13°00' W - 7°0' E | 26.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skagerak, Swedish, SEYD | Northern Offshore Services, Sweden | 01.07.2026-31.08.2026 | Seawater chemistry observations and carbonbudgets in Svalbard and Norwegian fjords | Isaac Santos | Fjords in the western part of Svalbard. Fjords in the Troms area and fjords in the Sandnes and Kristiansand areas. | 17.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua), Denmark | 23.06.2026-09.07.2026 | Echo integration of herring and sprat for stock monitoring purposes | Susan Mærsk Lusseau | 56°N - 60°N, 05°E – 12°E | 13.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Weber-van Bosse, Dutch, PCNG | NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands | 29.07.2026-05.08.2026 | Essential samples for PhD students working on methane dynamics in coastal systems within the EMBRACER program and training of young scientists in marine research. | C.P. Slomp | Skagerrak area: 57.90-58.30 N and 9.50-10.1 E | 11.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-AQUA) | 27.04.2026-21.05.2026 | 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 to 72°0.0´N, 5°0.0´W to 20°0.0´E | 10.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Commandant Charcot, French, FMNB | Ponant, France | 28.05.2026-13.06.2026 | Climate change and ocean pollution in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean. | Jan Taucher | Reykjavik, Iceland – along east Greenland (Denmark) – Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway) (64°N - 80°N /30°E - 15°E) | 10.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walther Herwig III, German, DBFR | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Germany | 10.08.2026-04.09.2026 | Investigations on the occurence of fish diseases 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 | 10.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Odón de Buen, Spanish, EABT | Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Spain | 07.08.2026-30.08.2026 | Evaluate how mesoscale processes modulate the evaluation and, consequently, control the fate of the organic carbon transported along the East Greenland Current (EGC). | Javier Arístegui | Fram Strait, Greenland Sea | 04.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research | 06.08.2026-14.10.2026 | Shelf: LAMEX 1: basic research in marine geology, geochemistry, biogeochemistry, geophysics, physical oceanography, geodesy, tracer oceanography and atmospheric sciences. | Catalina Gebhardt | West and north of Svalbard | 04.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atair, German, DBBI | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Germany | 21.07.2026-13.08.2026 | Annual North Sea summer survey (NSSS) of the BSH dedicated to assess the physical and chemical status of the North Sea in summer 2026 | Dagmar Kieke | North Sea, 51°N-60°N, 5°W-9°E | 03.02.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6 | Marine Scotland - Science, United Kingdom | 30.01.2026-13.02.2026 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | J. Drewery | 56° 00 N – 61° 30 N 4° 00 W – 04° 00 E | 30.01.2026 | 30.01.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Germany | 05.02.2026-01.03.2026 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Hermann Neumann | Entire North Sea between 54°N - 61°N, particularly in those rectangles assgined to Germany by ICES. | 26.01.2026 | 03.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Solea (German, DBFH) | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Germany | 25.06.2026–15.07.2026 | Hydroacoustic monitoring of clupeid stocks. | Matthias Schaber | 52°00' N – 57°00' N, 2°30' W – 9°00' E | 20.01.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 17.08.2026-11.09.2026 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Kai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen | 51°00'N - 58°00'N, 01°00'W – 10°00'E | 14.01.2026 | 13.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Le Commandant Charcot, France, FMNB | Ponant, France, Italy | 27.07.2026-11.08.2026 | 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 | 13.01.2026 | 09.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tridens, Dutch, PBVO | Ministry of transport & public works Riijkswaterstaat Dienst Nordsee, The Netherlands | 27.07.2026-11.09.2026 | ICES coordinated Beam Trawl Survey | Ingeborg de Boois | North Sea | 09.01.2026 | 09.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cefas Endeavour, British, VQHF3 | DEFRA/CEFAS, United Kingdom | 15.07.2026-20.09.2026 | 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 | 07.01.2026 | 04.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scotia, United Kingdom, MXHR 6 | Marine Scotland Compliance (Scottish Governement), United Kingdom | 15.04.2026-03.05.2026 | Scottish monkfish survey | R. G. Mules | 56° 30´ N – 62° 30´ N 4° 00´ W – 05° 00´ E | 06.01.2026 | 03.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Svea, Swedish, SEYB | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden | 21.04.2026-03.05.2026 | Norway lobster | Patrik Jonsson | Sampling stations:
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05.01.2026 | 03.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| National Geographic Resolution, Bahamas, MMSI: 311 000 893 | Lindblad Expeditions, USA | 12.05.2026-26.05.2026 | Arctic Pulses 2026 – measuring primary productivity potential of polar microbial communities around the Svalbard archipelago | Allison Fong | Coasts and fjords of the Svalbard Archipelago. 76.3 N to 80.5 N and 9.0 E to 20.3 E. | 05.01.2026 | 03.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maria S. Merian, German, DBBT | Institute for Oceanography/University of Hamburg, Germany | 28.07.2026-16.08.2026 | Shelf. Basic marine scientific research in marine biodiversity, ecology, biogeography, biological oceanography and bathymetry | Saskia Brix | -4,9740, 69,8008 -10,0324, 69,6580 | 29.12.2025 | 03.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Polarstern, German, DBLK | Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany | 04.07.2026-03.08.2026 | To perform basic marine research in biological, chemical, geological and physical ocenography | Autun Purser/Jennifer Dannheim | 69°N, 10°W/82°N, 20°E | 19.12.2025 | 20.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tor-Ön S204, Danish, OUJF
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DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 10.04.2026-30.04.2026 | DRS – Downs Recruitments Survey targeting herring larvae of the Downs component of the North Sea herring stock as well as larvae of sprat, sandeel and other fish species. | Bastian Huwer | 54°00'N - 58°30'N, 03°00'E – 11°00'E | 18.12.2025 | 19.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L'Atalante, French, FNCM | IFREMER/Direction de la Flotte Océanographique, France | Within the period 01.04.2026-30.09.2026 | Shelf. Narval 2026-2. Acquire knowledge of the marine environment in Arctic regions | Ronan Pronost | Main survey area: 70°N 005°E – 70°N 014°35'E 63°N 014°35'E – 63°N 000°33'E 63°53.7'N 000°29'W – 67°45'N 000°29'W 67°45'N 013°40'W – 74°22'N 013°40'W 74°22'N 005°E |
10.12.2025 | 03.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ceton S205, Danish, OUHA | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Denmark | 01.07.2026-14.07.2026 | 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 | 09.12.2025 | 19.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Solea, German, DBFH | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Germany | 29.08.2026-17.09.2026 | International Beam Trawl Survey | Kay Panten | North Sea, South of 57°30´N, North of 55°N, West of 10°E | 09.12.2025 | 18.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maria S. Merian, German, DBBT | Institute for Oceanography/University of Hamburg, Germany | 21.06.2026-25.07.2026 | Shelf. Investigate impact of atlantification on ecosystem structure and function in Arctic fjords (Svalbard). Moorings for long term data sampling for the FjordChange project. | Uwe John | North and West Svalbard (Spitzbergen): van Mijenfjord, Wijdefjord, Rijpfjord, Kongsfjord | 05.12.2025 | 18.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SY Witness, Dutch, PE6058 | Stichting Greenpeace Council, Amsterdam, NL, The Netherlands | 01.05.2026-01.06.2026 | Investigate the presence and behaviour of cetaceans in the subsea canyon area to the southwest of the Jan Mayen Island. | Kirsten Freja Young | Norwegian Sea, including the proposed mining area | 05.12.2025 | 04.03.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Helmsand, German, DRMC | Bundeswehr Technical Center WTD71, Germany | 04.05.2026-26.05.2026 | Physical understanding of the dynamics and flow noise generation of towed hydroacoustic sensor system under open sea conditions and technical tests of a low frequency active sonar (LFAS) system | Jan Abshagen (04.05.2026-13.05.2026)/ Arne Schulz (14.05.2026-26.05.2026 | Sognefjorden | 04.12.2025 | 17.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Celtic Explorer, Irish, EIGB |
Stichting Greenpeace Council (“Greenpeace International”), Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
08.05.2026-09.06.2026 | Diversity, distribution and connectivity of epi-benthic and benthopelagic deep-sea fauna at selected seamount and hydrothermal vent sites on Mohn Ridge and Knipovich Ridge in relation to habitat structure. | Sandra Schoettner | 67°N, 10°W/79°N, 9°E | 12.11.2025 | 04.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Mann Borgese, German, DBKR | Leibniz-Institute of Baltic Sea Research Warnemuende, Germany | 14.04.2026-30.04.2026 | Process studies and transects in the Skagerrak to investiagte submesoscale processes along the Skagerrak and Kattegat fronts | Lars Umlauf | 56.8°N to 59.0°N and to 5.4°E to and 10.7°E | 10.11.2025 | 12.01.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Heincke, German, DBCK |
Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany |
15.04.2026-29.04.2026 | Process studies and transects in the Skagerrak to investigate submesoscale processes along the Skagerrak and Kattegat fronts. | Thomas Badewien | Area within 59.0°N and 56.3°N and 5.4°E to and 11°6 E. | 10.11.2025 | Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||
| Heincke, German, DBCK |
Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) Helmholz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research, Germany |
06.05.2026-13.05.2026 | Master course program, University of Hamburg. | Niko Lahajnar | EEZ of Norway: Area between 56°00.00´N – 58°00.00´N and 002°00.00´E – 005°00.00´E. | 06.11.2025 | 12.01.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Altje Postma, Danish, DNK 000032117 | DTU Food,
Denmark, |
01.01.2026-01.07.2026 | Fisheries research, development of new improved trawlgear | Grethe Hyldig/Johan Nielsen | North Sea | 21.10.2025 | 18.12.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Havfisken, Danish, OWRB | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources) Denmark | 05.03.2026-22.03.2026 | Norway lobster | Kai Wieland | Skagerrak | 20.10.2025 | 17.12.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beautemps-Beaupré, French, FABB | Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (Shom), France | 26.04.2026-30.09.2026 | Shelf. Narval 2026. Aquire knowledge of the mairne environment in Arctic regions | Ronan Pronost |
70°N-005°E |
13.10.2025 | 05.01.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Resolute BF50, British, MHUO5 | Defra/Cefas, United Kingdom | 13 days between 15.04.2026-31.05.2026 | International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Sea (IESNS) | Jeroen van der Kooij |
62°00´ N – 73°50´ N 14°30´ W – 20°00´ E |
13.10.2025 | 04.02.2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Svea, Swedish, SEYB | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden | 17.01.2026-04.02.2026 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Patrik Börjesson | Skagerrak, Kattegat, Eastern North Sea | 08.10.2025 | 10.12.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tridens, Dutch, PBVO |
Ministry of transport & public works Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Noordzee, The Netherlands |
19.01.2026- 20.02.2026 |
International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) | Ralf van Hal | North Sea | 01.09.2025 | 14.11.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-AQUA), Denmark | 08.06.2026-16.06.2026 | Biology and longevity of Greenland sharks Somniosus microcephalus | John Fleng Steffensen | 58°17.1′ N – 010°02.4′ E 58°12.9′ N – 009°27.0′ E 58°15.4′ N – 009°25.6′ E 58°00.6′ N – 009°01.5′ E 57°58.1′ N – 009°09.1′ E 58°06.2′ N – 009°39.2′ E 58°15.6′ N – 010°01.8′ E |
19.08.2025 | 14.11.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arctic Hunter/Reykjanes, Danish/Danish, OUWK2/OVSI2 | DTU Aqua (National Institute for Aquatic Resources) | 18.11.2025-20.12.2025 | To collect samples of sandeels and samples of the seabed for estimating local abundance and distribution pattern of sandeels | Hans Jakob Olesen | 52°N-58°N, 0°E-10°E | 20.08.2025 | 17.10.2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dana, Danish, OXBH | DTU Aqua (National Institute of Aquatic Resources), Danmark | 12.01.2026-05.02.2026 | International Bottom Trawl Survey | Kai Wieland/Helle Rasmussen | 54°00'N - 58°30'N, 02°00'W – 11°00'E | 16.07.2025 | 23.09.2025 | 16.07.2025 (pdf, 1.9 MB) |