2504SH
Cruise Summary
Summary:
CalCOFI 2504SH will sail on NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada on 20 Mar 2025 from 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego. 116 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 will include of avifauna, continuous pCO2/pH, and meteorological measurements. The vessel will be in port 03 – 07 Apr 2025 in San Diego. The cruise will end in San Francisco on 21 Apr 2025. Note: All dates are subject to change
Cruise Dates:
20 March – 21 April 2025 (Thurs – Mon; 29 DAS)
Loading:
March 2025 (exact dates TBD)
Offloading:
April 2025 (exact dates TBD)
Ship:
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)