Results of the Icelandic part of the International Ecosystem Summer Survey in Nordic Seas (IESSNS) in 2018 on R/V Árni Friðriksson. HV 2019-21

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) has participated in the International Summer Survey in Nordic Seas (IESSNS) every summer since 2010. IESSNS is governed by ICES Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys and other participating nations are Norway,
Faroe Islands, Greenland and the European Union. In summer of 2018, the Icelandic part of IESSNS was conducted from July 2nd to August 2nd on R/V Árni Friðriksson. The survey area was the Icelandic exclusive economic zone, excluding the southeast part, and waters south of Jan Mayen and in the Norwegian Sea. The survey transects were 6146 nautical miles and a total of 259 stations were sampled.