Category: The Community

Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) Pelagic Ecology Lab focuses on the ecology and conservation of large marine vertebrates (seabirds, mammals, turtles). Their applied research seeks to incorporate an understanding of natural history and oceanography into the design of management strategies for highly mobile species and their dynamic habitats. HPU has provided bird observers for CalCOFI cruises and…

MBARI SECRET: Studies of Ecological and Chemical Responses to Environmental Trends  (Quarterly observations on CalCOFI Line 67). In 1997 MBARI expanded hydrographic observations into the California Current. Quarterly cruises (cruise list) were scheduled in 1997-2008 to survey the areas offshore of Monterey Bay (map). MBARI scientists collect samples for analysis of Salinity, Oxygen, TCO2 (DIC+DOC),…

CUFES: Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (http://cufes.ucsd.edu/) The Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES) is an instrument used to collect pelagic eggs of fish and related hydrographic data from ~3m depth on a moving ship. These samples and data, typically collected during winter and spring cruises, are used to investigate spawning habitat and estimate spawning biomass.  When large…

IMECOCAL – IMECOCAL Investigaciones Mexicanas de la Corriente de California A program of ocean monitoring in the Southern Region of the California Current – off Baja California, Mexico – has been underway since autumn, 1997. It is modeled after the CalCOFI program, sampling stations off Baja California.

Cascadia Research (http://www.cascadiaresearch.org) Cascadia Research is a non-profit, tax-exempt scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington, USA. Founded in 1979 primarily to conduct research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals. Cascadia Research provides marine mammals observers for CalCOFI cruises.  

ICESS SVP Drifter Project (icess.ucsb.edu/drifter) Pacific Gyre GPS/ Mobitex™ Microstar drifters are deployed to observe and study near-shore ocean circulation off the Southern California coast. The drifters record their position with GPS every 10 minutes and transmit their position data in near real-time to a web-based host computer using the Mobitex narrow band, data-only, cellular…

PRBO Conservation Science (www.prbo.org) PRBO Conservation Science is dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through innovative scientific research and outreach.  PRBO has provided bird observers for CalCOFI and related cruises and Avifauna Observation figures, published in the CalCOFI Data Reports, for many years.  

Farallon Institute (www.faralloninstitute.org) The Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research is a nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to the understanding and preservation of healthy marine ecosystems.  Farallon Institute sponsors the bird observers program for CalCOFI and related cruises.

Scripps Whale Acoustics Lab (cetus.ucsd.edu) Since April 2004, the Scripps Whale Acoustics Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography added a visual and acoustic marine mammal survey component to the CalCOFI project to study cetacean ecology and habitat. Visual monitoring is conducted during quarterly cruises by Cascadia Research personnel using handheld 7x binoculars. Supplementary Bigeyes (25x…

SCCOOS: Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (www.sccoos.org) SCCOOS brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight to provide information necessary to address issues in climate change, ecosystem preservation and management, coastal water quality, maritime operations, coastal hazards and national security.o