CRUISE REPORT
	Cruise Number: DY09-08
	FOCI Number: 4DY09
Ship:
	NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
Area of Operations:
	Shelikof Strait, Gulf of Alaska
Itinerary:
	Date depart / port:	May 26, 2009 / Kodiak, AK
	Date arrive / port:	June 6, 2009 / Kodiak, AK
Participating organizations:
	NOAA - Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
Chief Scientist:
	Annette Dougherty	F / AFSC
	(206) 526-6523
	Annette.Dougherty@noaa.gov
Personnel:
	Miriam Doyle	F / AFSC
	Steve Porter	M / AFSC
	Tiffany Vance	F / AFSC
Cruise Objectives:
The objectives of this cruise were to conduct an ichthyoplankton survey and process oriented studies in the region between the Shumagin Islands to Shelikof Strait to estimate the abundance, transport, and factors influencing the survival of young walleye pollock larvae.  Line 8 stations were sampled to continue the time series of environmental and biological conditions in Shelikof Strait.
Summary of Operations:
	Operation	Tows
	20cm bongo (20Bon)	6
	60cm bongo (60Bon)	146
	Seabird SeaCAT CTD (CAT)	146
	CTD with bottle samples (CTDB)	18
	Samples Collected	Tows	Number
	SeaBird SeaCat CTD (CAT)	146
	Extracted chlorophyll (Chlor)	6	36
	SeaBird CTD (CTD)	18
	Stimulated fluorescence collected during CTD casts (Fluor)	18
	Number of larvae measured (L-Meas)	73	823
	Larval pollock collected for otolith analysis (L-Oto)	108	1743
	Microzooplankton samples preserved in formalin (MZ)	6	36

	Nutrient samples collected from CTD casts (Nut)	11	62
	Photosynthetically Active Radiation data collected during CTD casts 	18
	(PAR)
	Quantitative tow preserved in formalin (QTowF)	158	158
	Rough count of pollock larvae (RCountL)	136	1744
Summary of Cruise:
Narrative:
A total of 146 stations on the standard grid were sampled using the 60 cm Bongo gear to estimate larval walleye pollock abundance.  Fresh standard length measurements were obtained at each station where larval pollock occurred to supply data for a larval survival index.  Standard sampling protocols were used at 6 of the Line 8 stations to continue the historical database for this area.
Days Lost to Weather:
	None
Days Lost to Equipment Failure:
	None
Recommendations:
	None
Acknowledgments:
The scientific party would like to acknowledge the hard work and support of the officers and crew of the NOAA vessel Oscar Dyson.
Attachments:
Table 1.  Cruise Summary
Figure 1.  Station Map