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CalCOFI 1008NH returns to San Diego - great cruise! http://twitpic.com/2flcrz
Tue Aug 17 13:00:53 +0000 2010
1008NH: Finished sta 77.49, the last CTD station. Heading to 77.53 for one last night Oozeki trawl. All 75 stations completed successfully.
Mon Aug 16 06:55:25 +0000 2010
1008NH: Noon prodo Sta 77.60; winds have picked up & skies are gray; Oozeki trawls = 15, last one will be tonight after 77.49.
Sun Aug 15 19:52:56 +0000 2010
1008NH: On transit from 77.90 to 77.80 (~77.84) several Fin whales sighted during sunset. Conditions very calm.
Sun Aug 15 03:44:35 +0000 2010
1008NH: prodo finished at 77.100; heading to 77.90; Oozeki trawl done early this morning on 80.100; on schedule, weather calm
Sat Aug 14 20:41:11 +0000 2010
1008NH: noon sta 80.80; Oozeki trawls performed at 80.55 & 80.70; next sta 3500m deep cast; cruise on schedule; weather good
Fri Aug 13 19:57:47 +0000 2010
1008NH: Preliminary plots updated with data from line 83: http://bit.ly/cHTzvX
Fri Aug 13 03:49:19 +0000 2010
1008NH: at 80 50.5 SCCOOS sta after 80 51 prodo; finally sunny but windy; coastline beautiful; operations going smoothly <kow>
Thu Aug 12 20:47:30 +0000 2010
1008NH: noon sta 83.3 55; last night's Oozeki (#11; 83.70) had one of the best fish catches; ops going well; gray & calm; tuna count = 3
Wed Aug 11 20:00:37 +0000 2010
1008NH: Prelim data from 1st 3 lines indicate Cal Current bending into SCB; plots: http://calcofi.com/cruises/cb-2010cruises/ra-1008nh.html
Tue Aug 10 21:31:20 +0000 2010
1008NH: Left sta 83.90, next 83.80; operations going well; weather still calm & gray; Oozeki trawl count at 10; fish count still at 2
Tue Aug 10 20:54:07 +0000 2010
1008NH: Finished line 87, heading north to line 83 (83.110); weather unchanged - gray & cool; Oozeki trawl count = 9
Tue Aug 10 00:47:19 +0000 2010
1008NH: Sta 87.70 noon prodo sta; 87.60 shallow Oozeki trawl #7 collected 15L of krill; weather favorable, cool & gray. Deep trawl next sta.
Sun Aug 08 20:27:01 +0000 2010
1008NH: 90.45 Prodo sta finished, heading north to 86.7 45 on last line of High Density Survey Pattern; weather gray, calm; Oozeki trawls=6
Sat Aug 07 20:31:04 +0000 2010
1008NH: Just finished prodo sta @ 86.7 35; beginning High Density Survey Pattern, 1st transit southward; weather is sunny & very calm
Fri Aug 06 23:30:39 +0000 2010
1008NH: sta 90.37; conditions calm/gray; ops going well; deep daytime Oozeki underway; tuna count=2, ~25lbs ea; Dave & Grant elated, us too.
Thu Aug 05 20:10:27 +0000 2010
1008NH: Noon sta 90.70; conditions & ops are good; blue whale encountered on sta arrival; 3500m cast=1;Oozeki trawls=4 (0330 this morning)
Wed Aug 04 20:28:50 +0000 2010
1008NH: Noon PST position - on our way to 90.100; gray & in the trough, typical Line 90 'rolling' transits. Ops going well; Oozeki trawls=3.
Tue Aug 03 19:57:07 +0000 2010
1008NH: Noon PST position - on our way to 93.3 120; seas have picked up a little but still relatively calm; Oozeki trawl 3 schedule for 2200
Mon Aug 02 20:17:07 +0000 2010
1008NH: good number of sardine eggs were collected by CUFES between 93.50 & 93.55 (~93.53); single sardine egg collected on transit to 93.80
Sun Aug 01 20:47:10 +0000 2010
1008NH: Noon (PST) position - on our way to 93.3 80; 1st shallow Oozeki trawl successful; still gray & calm; ops going smoothly.
Sun Aug 01 20:30:07 +0000 2010
1008NH: Noon (PST) station 93.3 45; gray skies & calm conditions. Ops going smoothly; 1st Oozeki trawl is scheduled for midnight.
Sat Jul 31 20:27:18 +0000 2010
CalCOFI 1008NH sails from San Diego; calm & overcast
Fri Jul 30 16:29:46 +0000 2010
Setting up RV New Horizon for CalCOFI 1008NH. http://twitpic.com/29rsx5
Thu Jul 29 17:48:42 +0000 2010