March 5, 1998
FINAL CRUISE INSTRUCTIONS
NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN
Cruise No: MF98-05B
FOCI No: MF98-03
Applicability: These instructions, with FOCI
Standard Operating Instructions for NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN, 1998 present
complete information for this cruise.
Area: Bering Sea
Itinerary: April 14,1998: Dutch Harbor, Alaska
April 29, 1998: Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Participating organizations:
NOAA - Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
NOAA - Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF)
CRUISE DESCRIPTION:
Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (FOCI) is an effort by NOAA and associated academic scientists. At present, FOCI consists of a Shelikof Strait (western Gulf of Alaska) walleye pollock project, and a NOAA Coastal Ocean Program project: Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity. FOCI also
supports associated projects, such as the Arctic Research Initiative, U.S. GLOBEC, and NSF Inner Front Study, that address scientific issues related to FOCI's. FOCI's goal is to understand the effects of abiotic and biotic variability on ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea in order to discern the physical and biological processes that determine recruitment variability of commercially valuable finfish and shellfish stocks in Alaskan waters.
CRUISE OBJECTIVES:
1. Recover and deploy moorings at the FOCI study areas of Nunivak Island, St. George Island, site #2, site #3, site #4, and site #6.
2 Recover and deploy AFSC moorings at the Bristol Bay study areas.
3. Conduct biological sampling in project areas.
4. Complete CTD lines between mooring sites.
1.0. PERSONNEL
1.1. Chief Scientist:
| Name | Gender/Citizenship | Affiliation |
| William Parker | M | PMEL |
| 206-526-6180 |
The Chief Scientist has the authority to revise or alter the technical portion of the instructions as work progresses provided that, after consultation with the Commanding Officer, it is ascertained that the proposed changes will not: (1) jeopardize the safety of personnel or the ship; (2) exceed the overall time allotted for the project; (3) result in undue additional expenses; (4) alter the general intent of these project instructions.
1.2 Participating Scientists
| Name | Gender/Citizenship | Affiliation |
| Carol DeWitt | F | PMEL |
| Sheri Rees | F | PMEL |
| Steve Smith | M | PMEL |
| Jeff Napp | M | AFSC |
| Chris Baier | F | AFSC |
| Bill Rugen | M | AFSC |
| Lisa Britt | F | AFSC |
| Stacey Smith | F | Univ. of Alaska |
| Taekun Rho | M | Univ. of Alaska |
| Terry Whitledge | M | Univ. of Alaska |
| K. Neely | M | Univ. of Alaska |
1.3 NOAA Pacific Marine Center Operations Contact:
Larry Mordock
NOAA/PMC (PMC1x4)
1801 Fairview Ave. East
Seattle, WA 98102-3767
(206) 553 - 4764
Larry.Mordock@noaa.gov
1.4 Program Contacts:
| Dr. Phyllis Stabeno | Dr. Art Kendall |
| PMEL | AFSC |
| 7600 Sand Point Way NE | 7600 Sand Point Way NE |
| Seattle, WA 98115 | Seattle, WA 98115 |
| (206) 526-6453 | (206) 526-4108 |
| stabeno@pmel.noaa.gov | akendall@afsc.noaa.gov |
2.0. OPERATIONS
A standard oceanographic watch will be utilized which consists of a winch operator, a scientific staff of three and a Survey Tech on deck. Operations will be conducted 24 hours a day.
2.1. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES:
The operations during Cruise MF-9805B will consist of a combination of mooring
recoveries, mooring deployments, CTD casts, Bongo net tows along with pollock
egg sampling through out the cruise. Seimac Drifting Buoys will be deployed
during the cruise at the discretion of the Chief Scientist.
CTD lines are planned between sites #4 and #2; #2 and #3; #3 and #6,
across Unimak Pass and between St. George Is. and St. Paul Is. Other CTDs
will also be completed.
Mooring Operations: (see Appendices)
Bristol Bay- Recover three moorings. Deploy two moorings.
Site #2- Recover three moorings. Deploy two moorings.
Site #3- Deploy one mooring.
Site #4- Recover one mooring.
Nunivak Is.- Recover two moorings. Deploy eight moorings.
St. George Is.- Recover three moorings. Deploy three moorings.
Site #6- Recover one mooring. Deploy one mooring.
In the event that conditions prohibit mooring deployments/ recoveries, operations
will focus on CTD lines to be selected by the Chief Scientist.
2.2 PROCEDURES FOR OPERATIONS:
The following are operations to be conducted on this cruise. The procedures
for these operations are listed in the FOCI Standard Operating Instructions
(SOI). Operations not addressed in the SOI and changes to standard procedures
are addressed below.
Mooring calibration CTDs will be completed before the mooring recovery and after the mooring deployment.
Details and times of these operations are specified in the Appendices.
Operations will begin in Bristol Bay with the recovery and deployment of the AFSC CRAB Program Moorings. After completing the CRAB mooring work the ship will transit to Site #3 to deploy one mooring and the complete the CTD/bongo grid at the site. The CTD line between Site #3 and Site #2 will be the next operation. The mooring recoveries, deployments,CTDs and Bongo tows will be completed at the Site #2 grid around the mooring locations.
Leaving Site #2 the CTD line to Site #4 will be completed. At Site #4 the CTD/bongo grid around mooring location and one mooring recovery will be completed.
At the Nunivak Is. mooring stations eight moorings will be deployed with
CTDs after each deployment.
After completing the Nunivak operations we will move south to begin the
CTD, bongo and mooring work around St. Paul Is./St. George Is. This will
involve a CTD line between the two islands, other separate CTDs, two
mooring recoveries/ deployments and one mooring deployment.
Moving from the St. George operations, the ship will proceed to the CTD line south of Site #3 and move south on the CTD/bongo line to Site #6. At Site #6 the 1000 meter mooring will be recovered and re deployed. After completing the CTD line through Site #6, the ship will transit to the Unimak Pass area to complete the CTD lines located in and west of the pass.
The Unimak Pass CTD lines will complete the planned operations for MF-9805B.
Mooring recoveries/ deployments ( Mooring diagrams will be provided to ship
by chief scientist before cruise )
CTD/Water samples (SOI 2.2.1)
Chlorophyll samples (SOI 2.2.10)
Satellite tracked drifter buoy (SOI 2.2.11)
EK500 monitoring (SOI 2.2.12)
ADCP (SOI 2.2.13)
Radiometer (SOI 2.2.14)
Bongo tows ( SOI 2.2.2)
3.0. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
The following systems and their associated support services are essential to the cruise. Sufficient consumable, back-up units, and on-site spares and technical support must be in place to assure that operational interruptions are minimal. All measurement instruments are expected to have current calibrations, and all pertinent calibration information shall be included in the data package.
3.1 Equipment and Capabilities to be Provided by the Ship
Oceanographic winch with slip rings and 3-conductor cable terminated for CTD,
EK-500,
Wire-angle indicator and readout for oceanographic winch,
Oceanographic winch for bongo net (and other nets when used) with slip rings and 3-conductor cable terminated for the SeaCat,
Sea-Bird 911 plus CTD system to be used with PMEL stand (primary system)
(The underwater CTD unit should have mounts compatible with the PMEL CTD
stand),
Sea-Bird 911 plus CTD system with stand (back up system),
(Each CTD system should include underwater CTD, weights, and pinger and there should be one deck unit and tape recorder for the two systems),
10-liter sampling bottles for use with rosette (10 plus 4 spares),
For CTD field corrections: IAPSO water and AUTOSAL salinometer,
Sea-Bird SBE-19 Seacat system (backup system),
Wire speed indicators and readout for quarterdeck, Rowe and Marco winches,
For meteorological observations: 2 anemometers (one R. M. Young system interfaced to the SCS), calibrated air thermometer (wet-and dry-bulb) and a calibrated barometer and/or barograph,
Freezer space for storage of biological and chemical samples (blast and storage freezers),
Simrad EQ-50 echo sounder ,
JRC JFV-200R color sounder recorder,
RDI ADCP written to SCS and Iomega Zip drives,
Use of Pentium PC in DataPlot for data analysis,
SCS (Shipboard Computer System),
Stern platform in place,
Laboratory space with exhaust hood, sink, lab tables and storage space,
Sea-water hoses and nozzles to wash nets (quarterdeck and aft deck),
Adequate deck lighting for night-time operations,
Navigational equipment including GPS and radar ,
Safety harnesses for working on quarter deck and fantail,
3.2 Equipment to be Provided by the Project
Sea-Bird SBE-19 Seacat system (primary system),
PMEL PC with SEASOFT software for CTD data collection and processing,
Fluorometer, light meter, and chlorophyll absorbance meter (ChlAM) to be mounted on CTD,
CTD stand modified for attachment of fluorometer,
Conductivity and temperature sensor package to provide dual sensors on the primary CTD,
CTD rosette sampler,
Seimac O2L Drifting Buoys
60-cm bongo sampling arrays,
20 cm bongo arrays,
Spare wire angle indicator,
Surface moorings (FOCI bio-physical platforms),
Subsurface moorings,
TRAPs (Trawl Resistent ADCP Platforms),
Miscellaneous scientific sampling and processing equipment ,
Scientific ultra-cold freezer.
Discrete Sample Data Base software and forms.
3.3. Ship's Computer System (SCS)
The (SCS) shall operate throughout the cruise, acquiring and logging data from
navigation, meteorological, oceanographic, and fisheries sensors. See FOCI
Standard Operating Instructions for specific requirements. SCS is undergoing
a transformation from being VAX to Windows NT based. NT SCS is undergoing
evaluation currently and both systems are running and recording data. Current plans call for a conversion to NT this Summer or Fall. Operations and
options
available with the NT system vary from those of the VAX. Contact CST Wm.
Floering for further information.
4.0 DATA AND REPORTS
Data disposition, responsibilities and data requirements are listed in the FOCI Standard Operating Instructions.
5.0 ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS
5.3 Piggyback projects:
None at this time.
6.0 MISCELLANEOUS
6.5. Hazardous Materials:
The Chief Scientist shall be responsible for complying with NC Instruction
6280A, Hazardous Waste; policy, guidance, and training, dated February 4,
1991, paragraph 7.g and paragraph 9. By federal law, the ship may not sail
without a complete inventory of MSDS, and appropriate neutralizing agents,
buffers, and/or adsorbents in amounts adequate to address spills of a size
equal to the amount aboard.
7.0 COMMUNICATIONS
7.4 Important phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses:
PMEL/CARD Fax: (206) 526-6485
PMEL/ADMIN Fax: (206) 526-6815
AFSC/RACE Fax: (206) 526-6723
MILLER FREEMAN COMSAT (government account numbers): These are much cheaper than Inmarsat direct numbers and should always be used first.800-678-0872, after voice prompt dial 154-2712, after tone dial customer ID# (Voice)
800-678-0872, after voice prompt dial 154-2713, after tone dial customer ID# (Fax)PI's should establish their ID#'s with their program.
Inmarsat (direct numbers)
011-872-154-2712 (voice)
011-872-154-2713 (fax)CELLULAR: 206-660-7167
KODIAK ROAMER: 907-528-7626
DUTCH HARBOR ROAMER: 907-391-7626(First dial the roamer, wait for dial tone, then dial cellular number.)
PMEL person: PERSON@PMEL.NOAA.GOV
AFSC person: APerson@afsc.noaa.gov
PMC radio room: RadioRoom@rdc.noaa.gov
Direct to ship: person@freeman.pmel.noaa.gov
8.0. APPENDICES
2. CTD and mooring plot
4. Biophysical Station Sampling Table
5. Product Safety Data Summary
a. Formaldehyde
b. Mercuric Chloride
c. Lithium batteries
6. SCS Sensor Specifications