Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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: Jun 18, 2019

Woods Hole

Arrival: Jun 19, 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 juvenile sand lance with a beam trawl and zooplankton with plankton nets, and conduct CTD casts in the Nantucket Shoals region.

Science Activities

Beam trawl tows and vertical CTD casts with a small zooplankton net attached above the CTD

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

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Tioga

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?
Beam trawl net
What are the dimensions?
~2x1 m3
What is the weight in air?
~150 lbs

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yes
Describe deployment method and quantity:
Deploy off the stern and drag on the bottom for 10 min. 

Additional Information

Brief operations description or comments:
Other required equipment and special needs:

Checklist & Notes

Checklist

U.S. Customs Form: no
Diplomatic Clearance: no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Countries:
Notes:
Isotope Use Approval: no
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving: no

Checklist

SSSG Tech: