Plattform Platform	Reise-Nr. Cruise-No.	Zeitraum Period	Projekt Project	Arbeitsgebiet Working area
Clupea	351	18.01.2021 - 05.02.2021	DAM-MGF-OSTSEE	Fehmarn Belt German Baltic Sea territorial water (12 sm) Oder Bay

Fahrtleiter Chief Scientist	Institut Institute	Auslaufhafen Port of departure	Einlaufhafen Port of return	Stationskarte Station map	Schiffsroute Trackchart
Oesterwind Daniel	Thunen-Institut fur Ostseefischerei	Rostock	Stralsund

Ziel der Reise / Objectives of Cruise:

The pilot mission "Protected Areas Baltic Sea: Effects of the exclusion of mobile bottom contacting fishing in marine protected areas" funded by the German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) aims to assess changes in the benthic and demersal fish fauna in two contrasting Natura 2000 sites after exclusion of mobile bottom-contacting fishing gear. This cruise served the purpose of assessing the current status (i.e. before the planned exclusion is implemented) of local fish communities in the marine protected areas Fehmarnbelt and Odra Bank. Cruise Objectives: Assessing the fish fauna in the two study sites Fehmarnbelt and Odra Bank using beam trawls Collecting specimens for further analysis in the laboratory Conducting oceanographic measurements at the study sites (temperature, salinity and oxygen) to interlink fish occurrence with abiotic conditions Collecting video material of benthic habitats

Messungen / Measurements