2304SH
Cruise Summary
Summary:
CalCOFI 2304SH sailed on NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada on 25 Mar 2023 at 0800PDT from 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego. 114 of 116 science stations were successfully occupied. CTD casts and various net tows were completed at each science station. Underway science conducted while under transit included visual observations of avifauna and marine mammals, continuous pCO2/pH, and meteorological measurements. The Cruise had an in port between Apr 9 – 13 2023 at Port Hueneme. The cruise ended at San Francisco at Pier 30/32 on 24 Apr 2023 at 0900PDT.
Cruise Dates:
25 March – 24 April 2023 (Sat – Mon; 26 DAS)
Loading:
23 – 24 March 2023
Offloading:
25 – 26 April 2023
Ship:
Contacts:
Bryan Overcash, Chief Scientist, NOAA
Cruise Map:
Station Data Collected:
CTD Sensors:
- Temperature
- Conductivity/Salinity
- Dissolved Oxygen
- Fluorescence
- Transmittance
- PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation)
- Nitrate (SUNA)
- Altimetry
Bottle Samples:
- Salinity
- Dissolved Oxygen
- Nutrients
- Chlorophyll-a & Phaeopigments
- Primary Productivity
- Phytoplankton
- HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)
- DIC (Dissolved Inorganic Carbon)
- DNA/RNA
Nets:
- Bongo
- Manta
- Pairovet
- PRPOOS
Underway Data Collected:
- Surface & Meteorological Measurements
- Marine Mammal Visual & Acoustic Observations
- Seabird Visual Observations
- CUFES (Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler)
- ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler)
- pCO2 (partial pressure of carbon dioxide)
- ALF (Advanced Laser Fluorometer)
- Fisheries Acoustic Observations (EK60)