"Leg I operations were conducted in Kealakekua Bay and the waters off the lee coast of the island of Maui (Fig. 1). Leg II operations were conducted in the waters of the North Pacific along the 158°W and 161°W meridians, from 22.75°N to 36°N (Fig. 2). The Simrad EK60 echosounder calibration was conducted at Kealakekua Bay. Coordinated acoustic and BotCam operations were conducted in the lee waters of Maui. Conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) casts to a depth of 1000 m were conducted regularly along the Leg II track. Acoustic backscatter, current velocity, and surface temperature and salinity data were collected continuously throughout both legs"--Page 1.

Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)