CTD data in the Flemish Cap area.

CTD data in a transect in the Flemish Cup area

CTD Data in the Flemish Cap area

CTD data in the Flemish Cap area

CTD data in the Flemish Cap area

From day 6 to day 21 of the month of October the B / O Vizconde de Eza made the first of a series of multidisciplinary campaigns aimed at improving knowledge of El Cachucho fishing ground, located on the Asturian marginal shelf within the Spanish EEZ. This fishing ground is characterized by being a very irregular zone, presenting slopes greater than 45 degrees in some areas. The study of benthic communities and demersal fish was supported by exhaustive studies of other disciplines in order to obtain information about their environment and existing trophic relationships. The results obtained, and analyzed separately, of each discipline are of great value due to the unique characteristics of the fishing ground, but the common effort of the participants to relate all the subjects adds to the campaign an incalculable value in the scientific field and unique knowledge for the management of the fishery in the current framework that advocates sustainable development. GOALS Due to the scarce bathymetric information in the fishing grounds, the first part of the campaign focused on obtaining an accurate bathymetry of the study area that served as the basis for the physical, chemical, geological and biological studies that the different participating teams carried out. then. WORK AREA Image of the work area comprising the upper part of the Le Danois bank and the area between this elevation and the Lastres canyon The bank's funds are difficult to access, due to their depth and relief, for most of the instruments that come into contact. This limits the area of ​​the study area. Mainly the works were oriented to the upper part of the bank Le Danois and to the area between this elevation and the Lastres

Annually, the European Union develops two research campaigns in the area of ​​NAFO (North Atlantic Fisheries Organization), one in the 3NO division and another in the 3M and 3L (Flemish Cap Series). This campaign is part of a historical series in order to provide indices for the evaluation of the stock of halibut and other groundfish species in the area such as flounder, redfish, grenadier, cod or shrimp. The Flemish Cap bank is an isolated bank of the American coastal platform with an area greater than 10,000 square miles and is located outside of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Canada. The exploitation of the resources of this area is regulated by the international agreements of NAFO. GOALS Estimation of abundance and biomass indices of the target species, as well as the study and analysis of the demographic structure of their populations and the oceanographic conditions in the Bank.

- Reconocimiento batimetrico sistematico de las zonas de estudio con recubrimiento al 100%\n- Realizacion de perfiles sismicos segun la derrota del buque\n- Toma de muestras de roca\n- Toma de muestra de sedimientos\n- Toma de datos sistematicos

Within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and the Ministry of Fisheries of the Republic of Angola, the campaign to evaluate the main species of crustaceans and other demersal resources of existing fishing interest was undertaken on the platform and slope of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Angola. WORK AREA The investigation was developed in the area of ​​the platform and the slope of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Angola between the parallels 5º S and 12º S, from 12 miles from the coast, counted from the baseline, to the Isobot of the 800 meters deep.

- LEVANTAMIENTO MORFOLOGICO DETALLADO DEL FONDO MARINO, MEDIANTE UN RECONOCIMIENTO DE LAS ZONAS DE ESTUDIO REALIZADO CON ECOSONDA MAULTIHAZ\n- CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS CARACTERISTICAS SEDIMENTARIAS DEL SUELO Y SUBSUELO MARINO MEDIANTE LA REALIZACION DE PERFILES SISMICOS DE ALTA RESOLUCIONCON EL SISTEMA DE SONDA PARAMETRICA TOPAS\n- PROSPECCION DE POSIBLES RESTOS DE POSIBLES RESTOS DE FUEL ENTRE DOS AGUAS MEDIANTE ECOSONDA HIDROGRAFICA\n- IDENTIFICACION Y MAPEADO DE AREAS DE DEPOSICION DE FUEL MEDIANTE EL RECONOCIMIENTO DEL AREA DE ESTUDIO CON SONAR DE BARRIDOLATERAL CON PRESTACIONES DE ALTA FRECUENCIA, MAYOR RESOLUCION Y MOSAICOS DE REFLECTIVIDAD OBTENIDOS CON ECOSONDA MULTIHAZ\n- RECOGIDA DE MUESTRAS DE ROCA Y SEDIMENTOS DE FUEL UTILIZANDO PARA ELLO DRAGA DE ROCA\n- TOMA DE DATOS