2404SH
Cruise Summary
Summary:
CalCOFI 2404SH sailed on NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada on 26 Mar 2024 at 0800PDT from 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego. 116 of 116 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 San Francisco at Pier 94/96 on 20 Apr 2024
Cruise Dates:
26 March – 20 April 2024 (Tues – Sat; 26 DAS)
Loading:
23 – 24 March 2024
Offloading:
22 – 23 April 2024
Ship:
Contacts:
Noelle Bowlin and Amy Hays, Chief Scientists, 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)