Sikuliaq Cruises 2017 Arc3c Region - UNOLS · 2016 Cruise Proposed cruise dates: Sept 8-Oct 6 We have modified the plan from our prior presentaon in the following ways: • Shortened

SikuliaqCruises2017Arc3cRegion

ASGUARDCRUISE

ThePIisDr.SethDanielsonCruisedates:

June9th–June28,2017

JuranekCruise

ThePIisDr.LaurieJuranekCruiseDates:

August7th–August22nd2017

2016Cruise

Proposedcruisedates:Sept8-Oct6

Wehavemodifiedtheplanfromourpriorpresenta3oninthefollowingways:•  Shortenedthecruisefrom6weeksto4

weekswithfollowupworkin2017•  Removedallsamplingsiteswithin30

milesofshoreexceptforafewsitesoffofPointHope

•  AllworkintheBeaufortwouldbecompletedbySeptember15th

30nmBarrow

Wainwright

(tomooring)

Sept8-Sept15Sept15–Oct6

30nm

BarrowandWainwrightAreadetail

Seekinginputonplanningapoten5alcruise2017

Withthelimitedaccesstothecoastaloceanthisyear,weseekadvicefromAEWConthebestwaytoaccessthecoastaloceanin2017WeseekhelpfromtheAEWCinaccessingthecoastalOceaninawaythatwilllimitourimpactonsubsistenceharvestswhilealsoachievingsciencegoals:

Weproposeashort3weekcruisethatiscompletedbySeptember5th

Allcoastalsta3onswillbecompletedbySeptember1st

– Arethesedatesreasonable?– Doanymodifica5onsneedtobemadetothecruisetrack?

Aug15–Sept1Sept1–Sep5

Workingdra_of2017cruisetrack

BEAUFORTSHELFBREAKECOLOGY–PLANKTON,FISH,ANDBELUGAS

CarinAshjianWoodsHoleOceanographicIns3tu3on

Timeline

•  TIMELINE(ESTIMATED)•  Aug.25:LeaveNome•  Aug.27-28:Pass

WainwrightandBarrow/Utqiaġvikgoingnorth

•  Aug.28–Sept.14:Inworkingarea

•  Sept.14-15:PassBarrow/UtqiaġvikandWainwrightgoingsouth

•  Sept.18:PassthroughBeringStraight

•  Sept.18:ArriveNomeRangecirclesshow30nm

WorkingArea

SheynaWisdom’sCruiseAwareness

•  Norseman II•  Captain

email: [email protected]•  bridge: 206-274-8885

•  Point of Shore contact: •  Scott Hameister, •  [email protected]; 206-992-3941

•  Project:WoodgateBeringSeaCircula3oncruise(sameas2012-2016)

•  Area:BeringSea•  Dates:Jul7-16,NometoNome•  PI:RebeccaWoodgate,UW,[email protected]

•  Project:AMBON(sameas2015)•  Area:ChukchiSea•  Dates:Aug4-27,NometoNome•  PI:KatrinIken,UAF,[email protected]