BUSCADOR RECOLECTA

INSIGHT_LEG2 Cruise (29SG20190930) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2019, “ImagiNg large SeismogenIc and tsunamiGenic structures of the Gulf of Cadiz with ultra-High resolution Technologies” (INSIGHT). The 2nd Leg of the INSIGHT cruise was aimed at imaging and characterizing, with the highest possible resolution, selected active seismogenic faults, large slope failures and investigate their relation with fluid seepage in the Gulf of Cadiz

RESNEP-2 Cruise (29SG20191107) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2019, The main goal of the RESNEP scientific project is to study the use of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool for the recovery of the marine popultion of species of fishery interest. The target species is the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) , an iconic fishery along the Spanish Mediterranean coast but at present with populations in overexploited status. The main oceanographic operations are ROV dive and the use of traps for the biomass evaluation of the Nephrops norvegicus. The studied MPA (or no-take fishery zone) was established in September of 2017 so this oceanographic cruise is doing its research 2 years after the regular fishery activity was banned. RESNEP: (1) quantify abundance, Survival and dispersion of Nephrops norvegicus by capturing / recapturing captured crayfish and marked with individual coding; (2) determine whether Nephrops norvegicus are considered inside or outside the reserve zone: (3) quantify different parameters related to population status (biomass, abundance, individual size) within the reserve and in the control area by taking of different biological measures, (4) taking biological samples of all species that can be considered as potential predators of the Nephrops norvegicus and (5) characterize the state of the bottom of the areas where trawling has been regulated

MERS Cruise (29SG20191124) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2019, The cruise is part of a set of studies that are being carried out from the ICERS-UAB MERS research group in contribution to the project BLUEISLANDS financed within the framework of the European European INTERREG program Mediterranean. These studies aim to: [1] quantify the inflows of microplastics to the Mediterranean Sea, from the coastal areas of the Mediterranean, subject to different degrees of anthropic pressure; and [2] analyze how once at sea, these pollutants are distributed and potentially accumulated in different environmental matrices. In this context, the main purpose of the cruise is the collection of samples of different environmental matrices covering a transect with a population gradient marking: from the great urban center of the city of Barcelona, ​​to the natural site of the Ebro Delta. The samples are intended to characterize the flows of entry of microplastics and deposition of microplastics of the Catalan coast. For it, the characterization and distribution of contamination by microplastics in surface water (neuston nets), in the water column (CTD + rosette and multinet), the deposition and intake of microplastics by benthic macroinvertebrates (van Veen dredge / boxcorer) and potential accumulation in sediments (- multicorer - boxcorer). Additionally, as a contribution to our publication "River Deltas as hotspots of microplastic accumulation: the case study of the Ebro River (NW Mediterranean) ", is intended to sample the mouth of the Ebro Delta, to try to reconstruct the contribution of the Ebro river as an entry of microplastics into the sea Mediterranean, and provide more evidence of the importance of deltas as areas of accumulation for these contaminants

RESNEP-2_LEG2 Cruise (29SG20200201) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, The main goal of the RESNEP scientific project is to study the use of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool for the recovery of the marine popultion of species of fishery interest. The target species is the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, an iconic fishery along the Spanish Mediterranean coast but at present with populations in overexploited status. The oceanographic cruise RESNEP 2 is on board the R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa. The main oceanographic operations are ROV dive and the use of traps for the biomass evaluation of the Norway lobster. The studied MPA (or no-take fishery zone) was established in September of 2017 so this oceanographic cruise is doing its research 2 years after the regular fishery activity was banned

ABRIC-1 Cruise (29SG20200214) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, Assessment of Bottom-trawling Resuspension Impacts in deep benthic Communities (ABRIC). The objective of the cruise is the integrated study of the benthic communities presents in various areas of the Blanes canyon and the impact of trawling on these communities

iFADO-RADPROF Cruise (29SG20200710) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, The main goal of the iFADO: Develop innovative services based in remote sensing, numerical modelling and in-situ monitoring of the offshore ocean in the European Atlantic Area in support of the implementation of the MFSD. The cruise will acquire in situ data (CTD-LADCP, nutrients, metals, microplastics, plankton) in the Radial Profunda IEO Deep Standard Section off Finisterre (43N)

INTEMARES-A22MU-0820 Cruise (29SG20200808) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, The main goal of the INTERMARES: The benthic offshore habitats of the South East Spanish Area, from Cape Tiñoso to South of Gulf of Alicante. Biological characterization by direct and indirect methods

INTEMARES-A22B-0820 Cruise (29SG20200821) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, The main goal of the INTERMARES-A22B-0820: characterize the biological communities on the rocky outcrops and study their sedimentary dynamics as well as on pockmark depressions and other areas of possible fluid escapes

MERS Cruise (29SG20200903) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, The CRIMA oceanographic cruise investigates two of the main sensitive and productive Mediterranean benthic habitats, crinoids and maërl. The cruise will devote mainly to work on the Image Analysis Methodology through the use of ROV LIROPUS on location, characterisation and bathymetric distribution of these two seabeds associated to fisheries in the studied Mediterranean coast, from Catalan coast to Murcia Coast. Benthic organisms and sediment, CTD profiles and bathymetries will obtained. The information will offer the possibility to analyse the ecological integrity by indicators estimation, and define levels of fragmentation/connectivity to evaluate de Good and Environmental Status. CRIMA cruise is running from 3 to 23 of September

SUMMER Cruise (29SG20200929) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2020, SUMMER “Sustainable Management of Mesopelagic Resources". The project is part of the H2020 Program of "Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and bioeconomy" and covers ecological aspects of mesopelagic communities. A fundamental part of this research lies in obtaining samples of plankton and micronekton from the mesopelagic zone to the epipelagic layers, acoustic records in the same places, and information on the hydrographic parameters throughout the water column. The survey will have 2 main study sites in eastern Iberia- western Mediterranean sea (oligotrophic region), and 2 more in western Iberia (productive region). In each of the 4 sites repeated samples will be performed day and night during 3 journeys. From Cape San Vicente to Lisbon latitude, the work will focus on the location of Eddies of Mediterranean water (MEDIS), therefore CTDs will be the priority. To study the influence on these MEDIS on mesopelagic populations, plankton hauls will be also performed in particular locations. We foresee to spend at least 3 days per study site. Two days (day and night) will be devoted to sample micronekton (small fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods etc) and mesozooplankton in the water column (from the mesopelagic to the epipelagic zone). Then, to obtain more accurate view of the migratory populations, one of the journeys will focus on the study of surface layer