TP4 - Benthic (Benthos) Survey (TW and EEZ)

The aim is to record and describe the in- and epifauna as well as the sediments as a basis for verifying biotope and habitat types within the framework of the environmental assessment. In the territorial waters up to the 12-nautical-mile zone, infauna surveys are to be carried out along the trench to be dredged using the Van Veen grab. In addition, samples for sediment chemical analyses are to be…