Reports on Surveys with the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen
by
Johan Blindheim
20 March 1984
Institute of marine Research, Bergen
FAO/NORAD Fisheries Research Project
PRELIMINARY CRUISE REPORT
R.V. "DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN"
Scientific staff: From the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen:
J. Blindheim, H. Abrahamsen, M. Johannessen, T. Mørk,
K. Strømsnes, From FAO, Rome: G. Bianchi Schmidt.
From Ministry of Fish Wealth, Aden: Ibrahim Mohamed Hassan,
Ali Abdulla M. Bakhuraisa.
From the Ministry of Fisheries, Mogadishu: Omar Haji Ahmed
Dubad, Abdi Ismail Abdi.
From Fishery Department, Addis Ababa: Tesfaye Wudneh, Berhanu
Fiseha, Getachew Teferra, Ahmed Yimam.
Objectives: To carry out a combined acoustic and trawl survey of the fish resources of the following areas:
i) The shelf waters along the coast of South Yemen and around SocotraItineraryii) The shelf waters along the northeast coast of Somalia, south to 09°30' N (ras Mabber)
iii) The Ethiopian waters in the Red Sea. To observe the main hydrographic features in the three areas.
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Departure: |
Aden, 11 February 1984, 1600 hrs. |
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Calls: |
Djibouti, 12 - 14 February, refuelling. |
Djibouti, 7-10 March, disembarking scientists from Aden and
change of crew.
Assab, 11 March, embarking Ethiopian scientists.
Massawa, 18 March, clearance.
Assab, 20 March, dissembarking Ethiopian scientists.
Djibouti, 21 March, Cruise terminated.
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