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Cruise Results: NOAA Research Vessel GORDON GUNTER, Cruise No. GU 16-08 Spring Northeast Ecosystem Monitoring Survey
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2016
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Alternative Title:Cruise Report, Cruise No GU 16-08, Spring Northeast Ecosystems Monitoring Survey
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Description:The NOAA research vessel GORDON GUNTER sampled a total of 241 stations from 21 May to 20 June 2016 in 3 legs. Leg 1 covered the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Southern New England and Georges Bank. Leg 2 covered the Gulf of Maine. Leg 3 conducted specialized sampling for Bluefin tuna larvae along the northern wall of the Gulf Stream off the southeast US coast. Good weather and good support from the vessel allowed excellent coverage of all areas sampled for what turned out to be a very successful cruise. The principal objective of the first two legs of the survey was to assess the pelagic components of the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Ecosystem from water currents to plankton, pelagic fishes, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds. The spatial distribution of the following parameters was quantified: water properties, phytoplankton, microzooplankton, mesozooplankton, pelagic fish and invertebrates. Both traditional and novel techniques and instruments were used. The principal objective of the third leg of this survey was different. It was tasked with sampling for Bluefin tuna larvae along the Gulf Stream – slope water front, off the coast of the southeastern US, to provide samples to help corroborate the premise that this area is a spawning ground for Bluefin tuna. This sampling was guided by satellite sea-surface temperature data and took place as the Gordon Gunter made its’ transit to the Marine Operations Center-Atlantic facility in Norfolk, VA from Davisville, RI.
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