2501RL

Cruise Summary

Summary:

CalCOFI 2501RL will sail on NOAA FSV Reuben Lasker in Jan 2023 (exact dates TBD) from 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego. 104 science stations are scheduled to be occupied. CTD casts and various net tows will be completed at each science station. Underway science will be conducted while under transit included visual observations of avifauna, continuous pCO2/pH, and meteorological measurements. The cruise will end at 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego

Cruise Dates:

 Jan 2025 (exact dates TBD – approx. 28 DAS)

Loading:

Dec 2024 (exact dates TBD)

Offloading:

Jan 2025 (exact dates TBD)

Ship:

NOAA FSV Reuben Lasker

Contacts:

TBD

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)