CRUISE REPORT Cruise Number: DY16-07 FOCI Number: DY16-07 Ship: NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson Area of Operations: Eastern Bering Sea Itinerary: Date depart/port: May 17, 2016/Dutch Harbor, AK Date arrive/port: June 8, 2016/Dutch Harbor, AK Participating organizations: AFSC/Eco-FOCI AFSC/EMA Chief Scientist: Steven Porter M/AFSC (206) 526-4271 steve.porter@noaa.gov Personnel: Colleen Harpold F/AFSC Jesse Lamb M/AFSC David Nicolls M/EMA Jessica Randall F/AFSC Cruise Objective: The primary objective was to conduct an assessment of the abundance and spatial distribution of Walleye Pollock larvae (Gadus chalcogrammus) over the eastern Bering Sea shelf. The data collected will also be used to investigate interactions between climate and the Bering Sea ecosystem. Two Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) programs participated on the survey, Ecosystems and Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (Eco-FOCI), and Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment (EMA). Summary of Operations: For a complete list of stations and operations see 1 Operation Tows 60cm bongo (60BON) 212 20cm bongo (20BON) 212
CRUISE REPORT Cruise Number: DY16-07 FOCI Number: DY16-07 Ship: NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson Area of Operations: Eastern Bering Sea Itinerary: Date depart/port: May 17, 2016/Dutch Harbor, AK Date arrive/port: June 8, 2016/Dutch Harbor, AK Participating organizations: AFSC/Eco-FOCI AFSC/EMA Chief Scientist: Steven Porter M/AFSC (206) 526-4271 steve.porter@noaa.gov Personnel: Colleen Harpold F/AFSC Jesse Lamb M/AFSC David Nicolls M/EMA Jessica Randall F/AFSC Cruise Objective: The primary objective was to conduct an assessment of the abundance and spatial distribution of Walleye Pollock larvae (Gadus chalcogrammus) over the eastern Bering Sea shelf. The data collected will also be used to investigate interactions between climate and the Bering Sea ecosystem. Two Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) programs participated on the survey, Ecosystems and Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (Eco-FOCI), and Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment (EMA). Summary of Operations: For a complete list of stations and operations see 1 Operation Tows 60cm bongo (60BON) 212 20cm bongo (20BON) 212
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