Cruise Planning Synopsis

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Ship
R/V Tioga
Cruise Party
Joel Llopiz: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 212, MS#33 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3845 jllopiz@whoi.edu

Departure: Apr 16, 2019
Woods Hole
Arrival: Apr 16, 2019
Woods Hole



Operations Area
Nantucket Shoals
Lat/Lon: 41° 18.0′ N / 69° 42.0′ W
Depth Range: ~20 / ~100
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	no
Science Objectives
Collect sand lance larvae and zooplankton with plankton nets and conduct CTD casts in the Nantucket Shoals region.
Science Activities
Plankton tows with a bongo net and CTD casts.
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Meeting Notes: I'm at WHOI.
Stations:
Supporting documentation:
»Nantucket_Shoals_sand_lance_stations.xlsx

Funding

Funding Agency: NOAA
Grant or contract number: 22180408


Shipboard Equipment
A-Frame
ADCP 300 kHz
CTD Winch
Trawl Winch
CTD/Water Sampling
Tioga 911+, 12 Bottle Rosette, 2 Liter Bottles
MET Sensors
Air temperature
Barometric Pressure
Relative Humidity
SBE 45 Sea Surface Temperature
SeaStar Sea Surface Flourometer
Wind speed and direction
Equipment Deployment
What type of equipment will you deploy? 1-m2 Tucker Trawl plankton net
What are the dimensions? ~1x1 m3
What is the weight in air? ~50 lbs
Hazardous Material
Will hazardous material be utilized?	yes
Describe deployment method and quantity: Standard oblique tow astern.
Additional Information
Brief operations description or comments:
Other required equipment and special needs: