Short Cruise Report, RV ATAIR, Cruise 067I041-1

Cruise 067I041-1 with RV ATAIR served to carry out the annual large-scale North Sea Summer Survey (NSSS) of behalf of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH). Surveys similar to cruise 067I041-1 have been conducted by the BSH every year since 1998. These surveys generally follow a predefined net of standard stations forming zonal sections across the North Sea at different latitudes between 54°N and 60°N. Additional stations located to the south of 54°N form a loop-like station pattern extending to about 52°N near the southern entrance to the North Sea. In addition, two survey lines located to the west and east of the Orkney and Shetland Islands cover the inflow of Atlantic Water into the North Sea. The cruise is typically interrupted at halftime in order to allow for a crew and team change. The North Sea Summer Survey of 2025, cruise 067I041-1, started in Bremerhaven, Germany, on July 22nd, 2025, led to Thyborøn, Denmark, with a port stay in the period August 03rd to 06th, and ended in Aberdeen, UK, on August 14th.