BUSCADOR RECOLECTA

RECS-7 Cruise (29GD20040509) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2004, During the campaign it is intended to make a total of 8 multicorer, a total of 4 fishing with a benthic net and recover 5 moorings placed in the RECS-4 campaign. It is intended to make a sampling mesh with a suprabentonic net

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

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

DOSMARES-BIOMED-1 Cruise (29GD20120310) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2012, The general objective of the project is twofold. In the first place, the aim is to understand the effects of the existing teleconnections between the Cantabrian Sea and the North-Western Mediterranean Sea and their impacts on the deep ecosystem, both pelagic and benthic. And second, to know how the transfer of the signal from external forcings to the deep ecosystem determines the structure of the community and population dynamics, thus affecting the living resources of greater commercial interest. We understand that there is no precedent in marine science research in Spain with the approach and geographic scope of the DOS MARES project. The project is organized around three Activity Axes (1: Characterization of external forcings and abiotic conditions, 2: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and pelagic and bentopelagic resources, and 3: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and benthic resources) and identifies two work areas: the submarine canyons of Avilés and de Blanes, in the Bay of Biscay and in the Mediterranean, respectively, and the adjacent continental slopes. From the physical point of view, the effect of external forcings and transfers of matter and energy to the deep ecosystem will be investigated synchronically in both areas. From the biological point of view, research in the Cantabrian ecosystem and the associated living resources (including bentopelagic species such as M. merluccius) will be prioritized in the Bay of Biscay, while research in the benthic ecosystem and associated living resources will be prioritized in the Mediterranean. It is expected that the project will generate strong synergies among the participating groups and that it will be highly beneficial for the comprehensive knowledge of the seas surrounding the Iberian Peninsula. Specific works: -Anchoring of two instrumental lines at 1000 depth in the Blanes Canyon and in the Palamós Canyon --Multicores in the canyons of Blanes, Palamós and possibly in the Cap de Creus -Agassiz and Suprabentonic net fishing. -CTD: basically in the indicated positions of the anchorages

DOSMARES-BIOMED-2 Cruise (29GD20121005) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2012, The general objective of the project is twofold. In the first place, the aim is to understand the effects of the existing teleconnections between the Cantabrian Sea and the North-Western Mediterranean Sea and their impacts on the deep ecosystem, both pelagic and benthic. And second, to know how the transfer of the signal from external forcings to the deep ecosystem determines the structure of the community and population dynamics, thus affecting the living resources of greater commercial interest. We understand that there is no precedent in marine science research in Spain with the approach and geographic scope of the DOS MARES project. The project is organized around three Activity Axes (1: Characterization of external forcings and abiotic conditions, 2: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and pelagic and bentopelagic resources, and 3: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and benthic resources) and identifies two work areas: the submarine canyons of Avilés and de Blanes, in the Bay of Biscay and in the Mediterranean, respectively, and the adjacent continental slopes. From the physical point of view, the effect of external forcings and transfers of matter and energy to the deep ecosystem will be investigated synchronically in both areas. From the biological point of view, research in the Cantabrian ecosystem and the associated living resources (including bentopelagic species such as M. merluccius) will be prioritized in the Bay of Biscay, while research in the benthic ecosystem and associated living resources will be prioritized in the Mediterranean. It is expected that the project will generate strong synergies among the participating groups and that it will be highly beneficial for the comprehensive knowledge of the seas surrounding the Iberian Peninsula. Specific works: -Anchoring of two instrumental lines at 1000 depth in the Blanes Canyon and in the Palamós Canyon --Multicores in the canyons of Blanes, Palamós and possibly in the Cap de Creus -Agassiz and Suprabentonic net fishing. -CTD: basically in the indicated positions of the anchorages

DOSMARES-BIOMED-3 Cruise (29GD20130405) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2013, The general objective of the project is twofold. In the first place, the aim is to understand the effects of the existing teleconnections between the Cantabrian Sea and the North-Western Mediterranean Sea and their impacts on the deep ecosystem, both pelagic and benthic. And second, to know how the transfer of the signal from external forcings to the deep ecosystem determines the structure of the community and population dynamics, thus affecting the living resources of greater commercial interest. We understand that there is no precedent in marine science research in Spain with the approach and geographic scope of the DOS MARES project. The project is organized around three Activity Axes (1: Characterization of external forcings and abiotic conditions, 2: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and pelagic and bentopelagic resources, and 3: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and benthic resources) and identifies two work areas: the submarine canyons of Avilés and de Blanes, in the Bay of Biscay and in the Mediterranean, respectively, and the adjacent continental slopes. From the physical point of view, the effect of external forcings and transfers of matter and energy to the deep ecosystem will be investigated synchronically in both areas. From the biological point of view, research in the Cantabrian ecosystem and the associated living resources (including bentopelagic species such as M. merluccius) will be prioritized in the Bay of Biscay, while research in the benthic ecosystem and associated living resources will be prioritized in the Mediterranean. It is expected that the project will generate strong synergies among the participating groups and that it will be highly beneficial for the comprehensive knowledge of the seas surrounding the Iberian Peninsula. Specific works: -Anchoring of two instrumental lines at 1000 depth in the Blanes Canyon and in the Palamós Canyon --Multicores in the canyons of Blanes, Palamós and possibly in the Cap de Creus -Agassiz and Suprabentonic net fishing. -CTD: basically in the indicated positions of the anchorages

CONECTA Cruise (29GD20160720) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2016, Pink prawn(Aristeus antenatus) population connectivity in the North-western Mediterranan between the gulf of Lion and the Cape Palos.Describe the patterns of distribution and abundance of the larvae phases of the pink shrimp in the northwestern Mediterranean; B) Quantify the gene flow between the populations of pink shrimp in the study area (adults, juveniles and larvae); C) Conduct a first biohydrodynamic model of population connectivity; D) Establish scientific contacts at the national level capable of generating new perspectives of study for integral management throughout the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The results will be used to raise new scenarios that advance in the global knowledge of this species and its sustainable exploitation based on new hypotheses on gene drift and flow fully integrated multidisciplinarily