TROPHAL I

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Le Suroît
Ship owner Ifremer
Dates 06/06/2002 - 12/06/2002
Chief scientist(s) HILY Christian, BOURILLET Jean-François ORCID

LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT MARIN - UMR 6539

Technopôle Brest-Iroise

Rue Dumont d'Urville

29280 Plouzané

+33(0)2 98 49 86 40

https://www-iuem.univ-brest.fr/lemar/
DOI 10.17600/2020050
Objective This research programme was carried out within the joint framework of the bay of Biscay challenge and the PNEC. The main goal of the TROPHAL I cruise was to map the sediment area of the large mudflat (Grande Vasière) area of the Bay of Biscay, France within a major research programme to estimate the impact of trawling fisheries (nephrops, angler, hake, sole.. .), on benthic (invertebrates and fish) communities. Research dealt with changes in community structures, in terms of number of species and relative abundance, as well as the food web organization. Sediment characteristics had not been investigated since the sixties, when available technologies did not provide accurate descriptions, or cartography or valid geographical locations of observations. The results will also provide very useful knowledge about interactions between the sediment and benthic animal communities.

Data managed by SISMER

Sampling operations

Bibliography

Publications

Dubrulle C, Jouanneau J, Lesueur P, Bourillet Jean-FrancoisORCID, Weber O (2007). Nature and rates of fine-sedimentation on a mid-shelf: "La Grande Vasiere" (Bay of Biscay, France). Continental Shelf Research, 27(16), 2099-2115. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2007.05.002 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/3539/


References of Technical Reports

Minerau Amelie (2006). Etude des sédiments superficiels constituants de la Grande Vasière. Contrat n°2 06 82 228.


Herbland Alain (2002). Chantier Golfe de Gascogne. Rôle des forçages naturels et anthropiques sur les écosystemes et les principales ressources halieutiques du golfe de Gascogne. Rapport mi-parcours.


IFREMER (2002). Colloque Golfe de Gascogne. IFREMER Centre de Brest . 11-12-13 décembre 2002. Synthèse. Programmes et Résumés.


Ifremer, Géosciences Marines, Brest (2002). Compte-rendu de campagne à la mer - TROPHAL I.


Boucher Jean (2000). Dynamique et forçage des peuplements benthiques du plateau continental Nord-Gascogne. Campagne TROPHAL. Proposition de campagne à la mer IFREMER-CNRS N/0 Suroît.