Cruise Planning Synopsis

Tioga - Sand Lance - April
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 23, 2018
Woods Hole
Arrival: Apr 23, 2018
Woods Hole



Operations Area
Nantucket Shoals
Lat/Lon: 41° 18.0′ N / 69° 42.0′ W
Depth Range: min / max (m)
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	no
Science Objectives
Collect sand lance larvae (with plankton nets) and CTD data in the Nantucket Shoals region.
Science Activities
Plankton tows with a 1 m ring net. We will potentially attach a CTD above the net to maximize the number of stations sampled. Otherwise will we use the ship's CTD and perform two casts at each station.
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Meeting Notes: I'm at WHOI.
Stations:
Supporting documentation:

Funding

Funding Agency: NOAA
Grant or contract number: Sea Grant (# TBD)


Shipboard Equipment
A-Frame
ADCP 300 kHz
CTD Winch
Trawl Winch
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 ring net plankton net above a ~50-100 lb clump weight
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: