Scientific Cruises
CCGS Hudson - Fall 2002
Scientific of Survey Objectives:
- Conduct surveys for the Atlantic Zonal Monitoring Program: CTD, phytoplankton and zooplankton survey on 5 transects across Scotian Shelf and in Cabot Strait, the Laurentian Channel and Emerald Basin
- ADCP and Multifrequency Sonar measurements
- Equipment Tests: MVP, Vertical Opening/Closing Nets, Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC), VOPC
- MVP surveys of AZMP sections
- Service/deploy/recover Seahorse and engineering moorings
- Turn around 2 scientific moorings at Shelf edge, near Halifax line: 2000m, and 300m.
Voyage Procedures and Station Pattern Required:
LEG 1:
- Tests in Bedford Basin
- MVP Halifax and Louisbourg Line and other selected sections
- Vertical Net tows / LOPC profiles at selected stations
- VOPC profiles
- Acoustic calibrations
- Recover Seahorse mooring and engineering mooring
LEG 2:
- Hfx Station 2 (HL2): CTD, water sampling, ring nets
- Deploy and Recover Seahorse mooring near HL2
- Recover 2000m scientific Mooring (site B)
- Recover 300m scientific mooring and guard buoys (site C)
- Redeploy 300m scientific mooring and guard buoys
- Re-deploy 2000m scientific mooring (site B)
- Stations: VOPC profiles – CTD + Water samples – Ring nets - at each station
- Light meter at 1 daytime station each day
- BIONESS tows in Roseway Basin, the Gully and Emerald Basin
- Vertical Multinet tows on selected stations
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