The first march of Thorunn finished
Þórunn Þórðardóttir hf 300, a new research vessel of the MRI, completed the site of the first research mission last Sunday when she arrived at Hafnar in Hafnarfjordur. This concluded the so -called march, which is the initial measurement of demersal fish in Icelandic waters.
In addition to Þórunn, the Rnnaoknar ship Arni Friðriksson and the trawlers Breki and Þórunn Sveinsdóttir participated. In the four orders there were 32 investigators and about 70 crew members. 580 stations around the country were pulled at a depth of 20 to 500 meters, as stated in entry on the MRI website.
It is stated that Þórunn Þórðardóttir took stations out of the West Fjords and north of the country. « It went well with everyone in the expedition, but on board facilities is good. Space for measurement, both on the intermediate tire and in the laboratory, is good and was very suitable for the measurements that took place. »
The project also says that the project is « very important and one of the MRI’s largest projects. regard to changes in the temperature of the sea, ”says the post.
Þórunn Þórðardóttir hf is said to have a good experience in his first expedition.
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It is reported that the contents of cod stomach have been reviewed for many years to assess food variability by region and years, and this was also done this time.
« The expedition also collects samples for various other studies, for example, on seafood pollutants and assessment of the amount of junk on the seabed. In addition, bottom animals obtained as a by -catch were collected on several stations aboard Þórunn Þórðardóttir to monitor the biomass, diversity.
