2307SR

Cruise Summary

Summary:

CalCOFI 2307SR sailed on RV Sally Ride on 1 July 2023 at 0800PDT from Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego. 69 of 75 science stations were successfully occupied. CTD casts and various net tows were completed at each science station.  The cruise ended at Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego on 18 July 2023 at 0600PDT. 

Cruise Dates:

01 – 18 July 2023 (Sat – Tues; 18 DAS)

Loading:

29 – 30 June 2023

Offloading:

19 July 2023

Ship:

RV Sally Ride

Contacts:

Kelsey Vogel, Chief Scientist, SIO

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 (EK80)