Oceanography Branch CTD Data Report Northeast Shelf Ecosystem Monitoring Late Summer Survey – Cruise No. DE0809 Cruise Results NOAA Fisheries Research Vessel Delaware II Cruise No. DE 08-08 Northeast Shelf Ecosystem Monitoring Late Summer Survey

The cruise period was 13 to 27 August 2008. The NOAA fisheries research vessel Delaware II sampled at a total of 137 stations. Of these, 37 were located in the Gulf of Maine (GOM), 30 were located on Georges Bank (GB), 30 were in the Southern New England (SNE) area and 40 in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB). The primary objective of the cruise was to assess changing biological and physical properties that influence the sustainable productivity of the living marine resources of the northeast continental shelf ecosystem. Key parameters measured for the Ecosystem Monitoring Program included ichthyoplankton and zooplankton composition, abundance and distribution, plus water column temperature and salinity. Near-surface along-track chlorophyll-a fluorescence, water temperature and salinity were measured while underway with the vessel’s flow-through sampling system. 2008 Survey NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Submitted Public Domain 1930