2311SR

Cruise Summary

Summary:

CalCOFI 2311SR sailed on RV Sally Ride on 4 November 2023 at 0800PDT from Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego. 75 of 75 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 ended at Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego on 19 November 2023. 

Cruise Dates:

04 – 19 November 2023 (Sat – Sun; 16 DAS)

Loading:

02 – 03 November 2023

Offloading:

20 November 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
  • 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)
  • Underway eDNA