NOAA Ship Nancy Foster NF-11-02
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (33NF) |
| Cruise identifier | NF-11-02 |
| Cruise period | 2011-04-19 — 2011-05-07 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Port of return | Miami, United States |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Conduct biological and physical oceanographic surveys of the Virgin Islands bank ecosystems and surrounding regional waters. Part of a multi-year, interdisciplinary research project aiming to gain a comprehensive understanding of regional spawning aggregations, larval transport, and overall larval recruitment to help protect the long-term sustainability of fisheries in the VI and surrounding regions. |
| Chief scientist | Ryan H Smith (NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (5.83 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Caribbean Sea |
| Specific | US Virgin Islands, Bahamas. |
