2408SR

Cruise Summary

Summary:

CalCOFI 2408SR sailed on RV Sally Ride on 27 Jul 2024 at 0800PDT from MarFac, San Diego. 75 of 75 science stations were successfully occupied. CTD casts and various net tows were completed at each science station.  The cruise ended at MarFac, San Diego on 11 Aug 2024 at 1600PDT. 

Cruise Dates:

27 Jul –  11 Aug 2024 (Sat – Sun; 16 DAS)

Loading:

25 – 26 Jul 2024

Offloading:

12 Aug 2024

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)
  • Altimetry
  • Nitrates (SUNA)

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)
  • Underway eDNA