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Fall 2021 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey Logs

October 31 – November 15, 2021, R/V Sally Ride sails between Morro Bay and La Jolla, California, assessing pelagic fish stocks and monitoring environmental conditions.
November 17, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast

Follow Your Inner Compass

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

That means making sure a glider’s compass actually points north.
November 15, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast
two staff calibrate glider compass in the parking lot of the science center Calibrating a glider compass at our science lab in La Jolla, CA. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jen Walsh

Preparing a Glider for Deployment: A Step-By-Step Guide

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

It’s a long, meticulous process, but well worth it to make sure we don’t lose a glider or the data it collects.
November 08, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast
large yellow and black glider suspended over pool Ballasting a glider in our ballast tank. Two spring scales are attached to either end of the glider to determine what it weighs in ocean water. We use a crane mounted on a gantry above the glider to lift the glider into and out of the water. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jen Walsh

A New Field Season in a New World

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

We’re heading back to Antarctica with our gliders, but this year will be—and already has been—different.
November 01, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast
NOAA staff packing a truck full of gear to ship to Chile and then on to Antarctica Barely an inch to spare in the truck with all our gear. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jen Walsh.

Sound Bytes: Passive Acoustics Starts with the Right Equipment

Sound Bytes

What is a drifting recorder and why do we love them?
October 21, 2021 - Research ,
West Coast
Photograph of a drifting acoustic spar buoy recorder (DASBR) deployed during the ACCESS 2021 cruise. Credit: Shannon Rankin. A drifting recorder deployed during the ACCESS 2021 cruise. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Shannon Rankin

Passive Acoustic Monitoring

The Main Deck

A pilot project to record what comes from the hydrophones
September 01, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast

Birding At Sea Is A Team Effort

The Main Deck

The Survey provides a unique opportunity to look for seabirds.
August 06, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast

Building on a Time Series of Krill in the California Current

The Main Deck

Improving our understanding of the importance of krill in the California Current food web
August 06, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast

All Aboard! Participating on the 2021 California Current Ecosystem Survey

NOAA Biologist, Dr. Blane Bellerud, shares what it is like to be aboard the R/V Reuben Lasker for the 2021 California Current Ecosystem Survey.
August 03, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast

Largest NWFSC eDNA Collection Continues Aboard the Bell M. Shimada

The Main Deck

Extending the eDNA survey effort by collecting eDNA samples over the entire U.S. component of the geographic distribution of the acoustic trawl survey
July 30, 2021 - Survey ,
West Coast