Cruise report, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise 04-06 (OES-15), 2 May-25 May 2004, the lee side of the Island of Hawaii (Kona coast) to the vicinity of Jaeger, Cross, and Swordfish Seamounts NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise 04-06 (OES-15), 2 May-25 May 2004, the lee side of the Island of Hawaii (Kona coast) to the vicinity of Jaeger, Cross, and Swordfish Seamounts

"A total of 20 operational longline sets were conducted during the cruise...and 14 PSATs were deployed.... Biological samples for ongoing physiological and fish vision studies were obtained from most of the other fishes caught. Thirteen IK trawls...were conducted to collect billfish larval and egg specimens for cooperative studies with scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science"--Type of operation. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. "Issued October 1, 2004." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 2004 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) Library Public Domain 1861