2301RL
Cruise Summary
Summary:
CalCOFI 2301RL sailed on NOAA FSV Reuben Lasker on 6 Jan 2023 at 0800PDT from 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego. 72 of 104 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, continuous pCO2/pH, and meteorological measurements. The cruise ended at 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego on 26 Jan 2023 at 0900PD
Cruise Dates:
06 January – 26 February 2023 (Fri – Thus; 20 DAS)
Loading:
13 – 14 Dec 2022
Offloading:
26 Jan 2023
Ship:
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)