Oceanographic survey collected in the framework of the PESCADIZ, STOCA and INGRES3 projects. PESCADIZ is funded by the Instituto Español de Oceanograf¿a / DCRP and the main scientific objective is to produce an index and a direct estimate of the biomass of demersal target species in the Gulf of Cádiz together with the hydrographic caracterization at the time of the cruise. STOCA is a program conducting systematic hydrographic and plankton observations along three standard sections in the eastern Gulf of Cadiz. INGRES3 is a Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation funded project that maintains a mooring line at the Spartel sill in the Strait of Gibraltar
Oceanographic survey collected in the framework of the following research project: ¿Métodos de Producción de Huevos. Estimación de la biomasa de especies pelágicas de interés comercial: sardina, anchoa, caballa y jurel (ICTIOEVA)¿. This Project is funded by the Instituto Español de Oceanografía and the main scientific objective is to produce an index and a direct estimate of the biomass of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock and the southern and western horse mackerel stocks using the Annual Egg Production Method (AEPM). Specific aims:a) To estimate the spawning area distribution of mackerel and horse mackerel and the daily and total mackerel and horse mackerel egg production. b) To collect adults to obtain mackerel and horse mackerel gonads for atresia and fecundity estimation c) Distribution and abundance of other commercial species of interest: sardine, anchovy, hake, blue whiting.d) To describe the oceanographic and meteorological character of the area of study with the aim of relating environmental conditions (temperature, salinity, currents) with the spatial distribution of the ichthyoplankton
The objectives of this cruise are framed on the project "Radial Profunda de Canarias (RAPROCAN-II)". This Project is funded by the Instituto Español de Oceanografía and the main scientific objectives are: a)Characterize the different ways of variability of heat and mass transport at the eastern end of the subtropical gyre. b)Determine the structure of current that reaches the Canary Islands, their mass transport, heat and nutrients and their interannual variability. c)Determine the correlation between heat and mass transport with the atmospheric and oceanic NAO index. d)Characterize the annual cycle in the physical condition of the surface and mixed layers as far as the seasonal cycle is significant, relating to meteorological forcing. e)Characterize of changes in water masses, mainly in the North Atlantic Central Water (NACW), Intermediate Water (AAIW), Mediterranean Water (MW) and bottom water of the Canary basin, studying their characteristics of temperature, salinity, nutrients and oxygen.
Monthly survey to study thermohaline and biological characterization of water masses in the East-North Atlantic.
Monthly survey to study thermohaline and biological characterization of water masses in the East-North Atlantic.
Monthly survey to study thermohaline and biological characterization of water masses in the East-North Atlantic.
Monthly survey to study thermohaline and biological characterization of water masses in the East-North Atlantic.
Monthly survey to study thermohaline and biological characterization of water masses in the East-North Atlantic.
Physical-biological coupling around South Shetland Islands (Antarctica) at the mesoscale range (COUPLING)
Weather Ocean Report