All in a day’s work: Leg 2 of the Nansen voyage
- Jellyfish filling the temporary “pool” on the boat deck
We are well underway on leg two of our survey voyage, and we’ve developed a good work rhythm with the new crew of scientists onboard.
Day 6 began with two more morning trawls, again with so many jellies in the catch that the deck crew of the Nansen had to create a mini pool to hold everything, while the scientists sifted through the jellies to find the fish.
Luckily a few more Sardinella species were found, both S. maderensis and S. aurita, and quite a few more Trecharus trecae.
That afternoon we were very lucky as we got a nice demersal trawl in with many different species such as Raja miraletus, Pagrus caeruleostictus, Rhinhobatos rhinhobatos, Halobatrachus didactylus, grouper (Epinephelus aeneus), and a Cymbium (Cymbium mormoratum you can see in the accompanying photo, held by participant Domingas from Angola).
- Raja miraletus
- Pagrus caeruleostictus
- Halobatrachus didactylus
- Rhinhobatos rhinhobatos
- Cymbium mormoratum
We’ll be keeping you updated on more of our finds and the scientific work taking place around the clock here aboard the Nansen.
An international team of scientists are here available to answer any questions you may have – so be sure to shout out to us here in the Northwest African ocean, and we’ll get back to you on this blog.
- Incoming demersal trawl
- Landed demersal trawl
