Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität Kiel (IfM Kiel) 
(Institute for Marine Research at Kiel University) 
GOOS related activity 
Module 
Research / 
operational 
Measuring data / products 
Users 
Measuring techniques 
Young fish surveys to monitor size and 
structure of fish stocks 
2 
Operational 
Yearly abundance indices of herring 
larvae from North Sea spawning areas 
Three-year abundance indices of mackerel 
eggs in West British waters 
Yearly abundance indices of cod eggs in 
the Baltic Proper (no extra financing; 
therefore, incomplete data) 
ICES Herring 
Assessment 
ICES Mackerel/ 
Horse Mackerel 
Assessment 
ICES Baltic 
Committee, marine 
scientific 
institutions 
Plankton catches at 
predetermined stations using 
standard equipment (Gulf III) 
0-12