Cruise Results: NOAA Research Vessel HENRY BIGELOW, Cruise No. HB 18-03 Spring Northeast Ecosystem Monitoring Survey Cruise Results, Cruise No. HB 18-03, Spring Northeast Ecosystem Monitoring Survey

The NOAA research vessel HENRY BIGELOW sampled a total of 114 stations from 23 May to 5 June 2018. The vessel left Pier 2 at the Naval Station in Newport RI under sunny skies on Wednesday, 23 May to head south towards Delaware Bay, the southernmost part of the survey area. From there the Bigelow headed back north, sampling in the Middle Atlantic Bight, Southern New England, Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine areas. 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. 2018 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Submitted https://doi.org/10.25923/4nzg-ft24 Public Domain 1861