2204SH
06 - 29 Apr 2022 NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada San Diego to San Francisco Loading 04 - 05 Apr 2022 (10th Ave Marine Terminal) Offloading 29 Apr 2022 (San Francisco)
2111SR
31 Oct - 15 Nov 2021 75 stations completed aboard RV Sally Ride San Diego to San Diego
Underway System (MET/SCS)
Primary productivity incubation experiment: at local apparent noon (LAN; ~11:30-12:20), each day of the cruise, a primary productivity incubation experiment is started with seawater samples collected from the CTD cast.…
Photo: Emily Gardner
CUFES
Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler The Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES) is an instrument used to collect pelagic eggs of fish, and the corresponding hydrographic data, from ~3m depth…
Marine Mammal Observations
During transit between daytime stations, two marine mammal observers visually identify marine mammals.During transit between daytime stations, a towed hydrophone array, monitored by an acoustician, records marine mammal vocalizations. On…
Photo: Charlie Wright
Bird Observations
During transit between daytime stations, a bird observer records location and species of various sea birds. Other Underway Operations:
Primary Productivity Incubation
Primary productivity incubation experiment: at local apparent noon (LAN; ~11:30-12:20), each day of the cruise, a primary productivity incubation experiment is started with seawater samples collected from the CTD cast.…