Field work around Svalbard
Hi, This is going to be the second to last post for us and is about our cruise around Svalbard! Boarding the R/V Helmer Hanssen Saturday, the 5th of May 2018. On this field work on board the R/V Helmer Hanssen we got an insight into scientific equipment handling and how the sampling should be carried out. Map of Svalbard, with the five sampling stations and the two prevailing currents. © Leo Magerl. Our group started in Kongsfjorden with the benthos. Our main tasks that day were sorting out the benthic fauna from the trawl, followed by a grab sample and lastly, a triangular dredge. Students curious to see the first trawl being hauled in. Fred sorting out the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua - careful with the seawolves Anarhichas lupus ! That day the biggest Atlantic cod of the whole cruise got caught. Meanwhile, we were sorting and trying to identify the benthic species down to family or species if possible. Van Veen grab...