Cruise report, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise 02-08 (OES-01). Leg I 11-26 November (scheduled), Leg I 19-26 November 2002 (actual), Leg II 2-13 December NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise 02-08 (OES-01)

"As this was the first research cruise on the new ship (Oscar Elton Sette), mechanical problems were expected. However, in spite of departure on Leg I being delayed by approximately a week, the ability of the new ship to conduct lobster trapping, CTD, fish tracking, and plankton net towing operations were tested and the configuration of the new ship shown to be suitable. In addition, during Leg I initial longline operations were conducted, and minor mechanical problems/deficiencies identified and corrected. A total of 10 operational longline sets (one on Leg I and nine on Leg II) were conducted during the cruise and 171 fish captured (Tables 1 and 2). Two longline retrieval operations were conducted under adverse conditions (15 - >30 knot winds). The ship was shown to be controllable under these conditions, such that it s course and speed could be maintained so as to allow the revival of the longline gear. At the highest wind speeds and most adverse sea conditions (estimated windwave height 1-3 meters), green water would occasionally wash into the “ιμλϛιζλδ νζϟ”, νρϟϟζλϛ ϟϝδ γδϐθ ϐοδς αλγ πϐζδλϟζπϟπ ςμοθζλϛ ζλ ϟϝζπ αοδα (ϟμ οδϟοζδσδ ϟϝδ ιμλϛιζλδ ϛδαο αλγ ϝαλγιδ ϟϝδ εζπϝ βδ ϐαρϛϝϟ) αϟ πμκδ οζπθ. Ρλγδο ϟϝδ ςμοπδ ϐμλγζϟζμλπ, ϟαϛϛζλϛ μνδοαϟζμλπ ςδοδ πρπνδλγδγ αλγ αιι εζπϝ ςδοδ οδιδαπδγ αϟ ϟϝδ πζγδ με ϟϝδ σδππδι βυ ϐρϟϟζλϛ ϟϝδ γομννδο ιζλδπ. Αιϟϝμρϛϝ ϟϝζπ κδαλϟ ϟϝαϟ ϟϝδ νοζκαου μβηδϐϟζσδπ με ϟϝδ ϐορζπδ ϐμριγ λμϟ βδ κδϟ (ζ.δ., αϟϟαϐϝκδλϟ με ΝΠΑϞπ, ϐμιιδϐϟζμλ με ϟζππρδ πακνιδπ, δϟϐ.), ζϟ ςαπ πϟζιι νμππζβιδ ϟμ οδϟοζδσδ αιι ϟϝδ ιμλϛιζλδ ϛδαό--Λαοοαϟζσδ πρκκαου. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. "January 14, 2003" "Areas of Operation: North Pacific, leeward side of Oahu, windward side of Oahu and Maui, lee side of the Island of Hawaii (Kona coast), Jeager Seamount." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 2003 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) Library Public Domain 1861