Cruise report, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise OES-06-01 (OES-37), 18 January to 12 February 2006, In and around American Samoa targeting seamounts and ledges

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• Alternative Title:
  NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise OES-06-01 (OES-37), 18 January to 12 February 2006, In and around American Samoa targeting seamounts and ledges
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  "A total of seven operational longline sets were conducted during the cruise (Table 2) with catch details by gear provided in Tables 1 and 2. A medical situation and later medevac to Christmas Island, adverse sea and weather conditions plus STCW regulations prevented scientists from conducting operations on approximately 7 days of the cruise (cruise was delayed at the onset by 6 days because of ship's mechanical problems). Nevertheless, scientists and crew were able to perform some cruise activities. Trolling operations were important in capturing blue marlin to be tagged with PSATs. Barbless hooks were tested as to their efficacy to retain bait and thus catch equivalent numbers as regular barbed hooks. Seven light-gathering archival and PSAT tags were affixed to the Oscar Elton Sette's superstructure in the observation platform (above the wheelhouse) to acquire long term ambient light-level data. Scientists (Anders Neilsen, John Sibert, and Mike Musyl) at University of Hawaii/JIMAR are optimizing a new light-based geolocation algorithm. Especially important will be the data collected during the crossing of the Equator and the abilities to improve calculations during Equinox periods. Biological samples for ongoing physiological and hearing studies were obtained from select live fish. Narrative reports on the objectives and results from the various cooperative studies are provided"--Narrative Summary.
• Content Notes:
  U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.
  
  "Issued 16 June 2006."
  
  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Subjects:
  • Fishery management
  • Longlining (Fisheries)
  • Research
  • Fishhooks
  • Equipment and supplies
  • Tuna
  • Monitoring
  • Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
  • Marlins
  • Marking
• Series:
  PIFSC cruise report Project SE-06-01
• Document Type:
  Cruise Report
• Place as Subject:
  American Samoa
• Corporate as Subject:
  Oscar Elton Sette (Ship). Cruise (SE-13-05 (OES-37) : 2013) ; Oscar Elton Sette (Ship). Cruise (SE-13-05 (OES-37) : 2013)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/9128/noaa_9128_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 57.53 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:676f6901d30ced9d7e8d3852f708caaa8b937046d04ee0e2fcd280fc079d0f03