2401RL

Cruise Summary

Summary:

CalCOFI 2401RL sailed on NOAA FSV Reuben Lasker on 10 Jan 2024 at 0800PDT from 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego. 66 of 116 science stations were successfully occupied. CTD casts and various net tows were completed at some science stations. Underway science conducted while under transit included visual observations of avifauna and marine mammals, continuous pCO2/pH, and meteorological measurements. The cruise ended at 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego on 31 Jan 2024 at 0900PDT

Cruise Dates:

10 January – 31 January 2024 (Wed – Wed; __DAS)

Loading:

08 – 09 Jan 2024

Offloading:

01 Feb 2024

Ship:

NOAA FSV Reuben Lasker

Contacts:

Amy Hays, 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)