Cruise Results: UNOLS R/V HUGH R. SHARP, Cruise no. S1 18-02 Fall Northeast Ecosystem Monitoring Survey CRUISE RESULTSUNOLS R/V HUGH R. SHARPCruise No. S1 18-02Fall Northeast Ecosystem Monitoring Survey

The UNOLS R/V HUGH R. SHARP sampled a total of 60 stations from 1 to 12 November 2018. The vessel left Lewes, Delaware at 1500 hours EST on Thursday, 1 November to head south towards Cape Hatteras, the southernmost part of the survey area. The entire Middle Atlantic Bight was covered, but due to strong winds and high seas, and the low cruising speed of the vessel (8 knots maximum), the only additional sampling that took place was in the inshore portion of the Southern New England area before time elapsed for this survey. The principal objective of this survey was to assess the pelagic components of the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Ecosystem from water currents to plankton, pelagic fishes, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds. The spatial distribution of the following parameters was quantified: water properties, phytoplankton, microzooplankton, mesozooplankton, pelagic fish and invertebrates. Both traditional and novel techniques and instruments were used. 2019 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Submitted https://doi.org/10.25923/b5vx-a627 Public Domain 1861