ALKOR AL463

AL463 is a cruise planned for master students of the biological oceanography at GEOMAR-Kiel. The main purpose of the expedition is to engage students in real ocean science and exposing them to the research-life at sea. The students will sample different fauna and flora of the central Baltic Sea as well as the Kattegat-Skagerrak area. In both areas the ALKOR stays for 24 hours at two stations to collect data on day-night distribution of the planktonic community. A special focus of the cruise is on jellyfish sampling. The results will be presented at Gothenburg University to start discussion and knowledge exchange with Swedish students.