NOAA R/V ALBATROSS IV

Cruise No. AL 97-12

U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank

Mooring Cruise

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank the captain and crew of the R/V ALBATROSS IV for a productive cruise; their professionalism was very much appreciated.

This report was prepared by Ronald Schlitz with assistance from Robert C. Groman. This cruise was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cruise Period and Area 3

Objectives 3

Methods 3

Results 4

Disposition of Data 4

Scientific Personnel 4

Figure 1: Original Tripod Positions 5

CRUISE RESULTS

Cruise Period and Area

The cruise period was from 3 -7 November 1997. The location was Great South Channel.

Objectives

The major objective was to recover two bottom-mounted tripods and other instrumentation from the GLOBEC moored array. The original positions (see Figure 1) for these elements of the array were:

Positions for Tripods

Methods

The recovery was by trawling using standard methods. A Yankee 36 trawl previously used for other operations of this type was utilized.

Results

The following were recovered:

Disposition of Data

The data recovered during this cruise will be merged with the data already recovered from other moorings of the GLOBEC array and analyzed at NEFSC.

Scientific Personnel

National Marine Fisheries Service, NEFSC, Woods Hole, MA

Ronald Schlitz, Chief Scientist

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA

Kent Bradshaw

For further information contact: Ronald Schlitz, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543-1097. Telephone (508) 495-2395.

Figure 1: Original Tripod Positions