Truth Measurements Cruise Results NOAA Fisheries Research Vessel Delaware II Cruise No. DE 10-02

The cruise period was 2 to18 February 2010. The original cruise plan called for 1 to 18 February but the departure and arrival times were each pushed back a day, making it 2-19 February, to allow more time for loading the vessel while maintaining the allotted cruise days. Bad weather caused the loss of the last day scheduled. Three additional days were lost on February 5, 6, and 7 due to bad weather that forced the vessel to dock in Norfolk, VA for the weekend and another two and a half days on February 10, 11 and 12. The fisheries research vessel Delaware II sampled at a total of 94 stations. Of these, 26 were located in the Gulf of Maine (GOM), 29 were located on Georges Bank (GB), 17 were in the Southern New England (SNE) area, and 22 were in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) region. 2010 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Submitted Public Domain 1930