BUSCADOR RECOLECTA

NERIT-II Cruise (29GD20000622) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2000, Performing day-night trawls for detection of lobster activity rhythms and underwater photography transects

DESEAS Cruise (29GD20010606) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2001, The object of the DESEAS Project, funded by the EU, was to gather preliminary data on the abundance and maximum depth distribution of the rose shrimp Aristeus antennatus in the Mediterranean SeaThree deep-sea areas in the Mediterranean Sea were sampled using a bottom otter trawl during the DESEAS oceanographic survey carried out from early June to early July 2001, covering an area in the western Mediterranean from 600 to 2800 in in depth and two areas in the central Mediterranean, the western and eastern Ionian Sea from 600 to 4000 m in depth.The sampling was conducted with the otter trawl Maireta System (OTMS) using the R/V García del Cid (38 m long; 1500 HP). The OTMS (vertical opening 1.8-2 m; wing spread 14 m) was trawled by a single warp and operated with a pair of rectangular iron otter boards (1.20 x 2.0 m; 450 kg). A detailed description of the net can be found in Sardà et al. (1998). The initial and final tow time were measured using a SCANMAR sonar system down to 1500 m, and the same parameters were assumed below 1500 m. The vessel speed and geographic position were measured using differential GPS. The trawling was carried out during daylight hours.Temperature and salinity profiles were obtained at each haul using a CTD

RECS-1 Cruise (29GD20030329) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2003, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

RECS-2 Cruise (29GD20030622) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2003, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

RECS-3 Cruise (29GD20030707) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2003, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

RECS-4 Cruise (29GD20030903) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2003, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

RECS-4_BIS Cruise (29GD20030923) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2003, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

RECS-5 Cruise (29GD20031028) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2003, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

RECS-6 Cruise (29GD20040325) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2004, Characterize the temporal and spatial variability of water and particle flows in the area of the Blanes canyon. Determine the seasonal and suvestational variability of the population structure of the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. Interaction of the submarine canyon environment with the physiological state of the associated shrimp resource. Spatio-temporal determination of the population structure of shrimp linked to the submarine canyon. Detection of recruitment areas and application of new technologies for their preservation

BIOFUN-1 Cruise (29SG20090529) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2009, Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in contrasting southern European deep-sea environments: from viruses to megafauna . The aim of BIOFUN is to characterise, under an ecosystem approach, two deep-sea habitats – the mid-slope and abyssal plain – including for the first time the analysis from viruses to megafauna, to understand the linkages between biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning in relation to environmental conditions along a gradient of increased oligotrophy from West to East. The BIOFUN team proposes a multidisciplinary coordinated research programme to investigate the Algerian-Balearic Basin (1000-3000 m), the Ionian Sea including the Messina Abyssal Plain (1000-4100 m depth) and the Levantine Basin (1000-3100 m depth) in the Mediterranean and the Galicia Bank in the Atlantic