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. __ of __ science stations were successfully occupied. CTD casts and various net tows were completed at most science stations. Underway science conducted while under transit included visual observations of avifauna, 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)