SIO-CalCOFI Website

This web site provides information from the SIO-CalCOFI Techinical Group, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography component of CalCOFI Program. Content will be added & updated whenever possible but http://calcofi.org is the primary information and data web site for the CalCOFI Program.
This site is primarily a developmental site for calcofi.org with additional SIO-CalCOFI related information used locally.

CCTG @ SIO

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) is a partnership between the Integrative Oceanography Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, National Marine Fisheries Service at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center La Jolla, & the California Dept of Fish & Wildlife. This ancillary site of www.calcofi.org compiles information specific to the SIO portion of CalCOFI work.

The SIO-CalCOFI Technical Group manages the CTD-rosette systems deployed on CalCOFI cruises and is responsible for the core seawater measurements (temperatue, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, chlororphyll/phaeopigments, primary productivity, DIC/pH, NCOG sample collection, analyses, & data processing) at-sea. SIO-CalCOFI processes and serves hydrographic bottle data, CTD sensor data, and underway data (which may include meteorological, ADCP, & TSG-FP - thermosalinograph with fluorometer & pH sensor) collected on quartely CalCOFI cruises.

CCTG Location

The CalCOFI Technical Group at Scripps Institution of Oceaography occupy offices on the second floor, west wing of the Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling (MESOM) Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. 8880 Biological Grade, La Jolla, California (Link on Google Maps). CalCOFI Technical Group Scripps Inst of Oceanography 9500 Gilman Dr, Dept 0206 La Jolla, CA 92093-0206 http://siocalcofi.ucsd.edu

2017-18 Cruise Schedule

Current or Upcoming -

Cruise dates are subject to change so check back often or check the UNOLS ship's schedule

• 2017: CalCOFI 1711SR  •  09 - 24 Nov 2017 (Thu-Fri; 16 DAS)  •  RV Sally Ride •  Load & Setup 07 (Tue) - 08 (Wed) Nov 2017 • Loading & setup location - Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego; Offload in San Diego 24 (if AM arrival) or 25 Nov 2017 • Tentative Prospectus
• 2018: Tentative Schedule - please check back often as dates are subject to change
  • CalCOFI 1801RL •  08 - 30 Jan 2018 (tentative dates, Mon-Tue; 23 DAS)  •  RV Reuben Lasker •  Load & Setup: early load mid-Dec 2017, final setup 4-5 Jan 2018 • Depart from San Diego Mon 08 Jan 2018, offload at Mare Island, Vallejo, CA 30 Jan 2018
  • CalCOFI 1804SH •  04 - 26 Apr 2018 (tentative dates, Wed-Thu; 23 DAS)  •  RV Bell M Shimada •  Load & Setup: 02-03 Apr 2018, 10th Ave Marine Terminal, San Diego  • Offload 26-27 Apr 2018 San Francisco
  • CalCOFI 1806SR • TBA Jun 2018  •  RV Sally Ride •
  • CalCOFI 1810SR • TBA Oct 2018  •  RV Sally Ride •

Additonal Information:
      RV Sally Ride Info  |  RV Reuben Lasker Info  |  RV Bell M Shimada Info  |  RV Oceanus Info  |  RV Ocean Starr Info

Completed -

• Last cruise: CalCOFI 1708SR  •  01  - 16 Aug 2017 (Tue-Wed; 16 DAS)  •  RV Sally Ride •  Load & Setup 30 (Sun) - 31 (Mon) Jul 2017 • Loading & setup location - Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego; Offloaded in San Diego 16 Aug 2017 (Wed) • Cruise Summary
  • Preliminary Plots (73-sta contours)   |    Raw CTD Cast Files   |   Prelim.Processed CTD Asc-hdr Files
• CalCOFI 1704SH • RV Bell M Shimada successfully occupied all 104 scheduled stations in 24 days-at-sea. • 28 Mar - 20 Apr 2017 (Tue-Thu; 24 DAS).  Cruise Summary
  • Preliminary Plots (75-sta contours)   |    Raw CTD Cast Files   |   Prelim.Processed CTD Asc-hdr Files 
  • Offloaded in San Francisco 21 Apr 2017 (Fri)
  • Load & Setup 24(Fri) - 27(Mon) Mar 2017 • Loading & setup location - 10th Ave Marine Terminal, San Diego;
• CalCOFI 1701RL • 05 - 29 Jan 2017 (Thu-Sun; 25 DAS) • RV Reuben Lasker • occupied 83 stations - 75 typical southern stations, 8 nearshore stations north of Line 77 (5-day severe weather front reduced the ability for working north of Pt Conception) • Cruise Summary
  • Preliminary Plots (75-sta contours)   |    Raw CTD Cast Files   |   Prelim.Processed CTD Asc-hdr Files
  • Load & Setup 03(Tue) - 04(Wed) Jan 2017; with Dec pre-load 19-21 Dec • Loading & setup location - 10th Ave Marine Terminal, San Diego;
  • Offloaded San Diego 30 Jan 2017 (Mon)

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Recent Trends

Recent California Current Ecosystem Data Reports from CalCOFI and Affiliates

• State of the California Current: Live Supplement Link
• 2016 Reports:
  • State Of The California Current 2015–16: Comparisons With The 1997–98 El Niño. Sam McClatchie, Ralf Goericke, Andrew Leising, Toby D. Auth, Eric Bjorkstedt, Roxanne R. Robertson, Richard D. Brodeur, Xiuning Du, Elizabeth A. Daly, Cheryl A. Morgan, Francisco P. Chavez, Amanda J. Debich, John Hildebrand, John Field, Keith Sakuma, Michael G. Jacox, Mati Kahru, Raphael Kudela, Clarissa Anderson, Bertha E. Lavaniegos, Jose Gomez-Valdes, S. Patricia A. Jiménez-Rosenberg, Ryan Mccabe, Sharon R. Melin, Mark D. Ohman, Linsey M. Sala, Bill Peterson, Jennifer Fisher, Isaac D. Schroeder, Steven J. Bograd, Elliott L. Hazen, Stephanie R. Schneider, Richard T. Golightly, Robert M. Suryan, Amanda J. Gladics, Stephanie Loredo, Jessica M. Porquez, Andrew R. Thompson, Edward D. Weber, William Watson, Vera Trainer, Pete Warzybok, Russell Bradley, Jaime Jahncke (from CalCOFI Reports Vol 57 2016)

Read more: Recent Trends