AL0704Leg1

Departure delayed one day for onload of lube oil. Commenced cruise 1500Z 8May2007

TSG and Flurometer secured for reentry into Woods Hole Friday 11May2007 1350Z

Return to Woods Hole required to repair Video Plankton Recorder focus problem.

Restarted Friday 11May2007 outside buouys 1 and 2 2211Z

Unintended stoppage of EK60 data recording from 0606Z 12May to 1450Z 13May2007 due to incorrect auto update setting which caused a computer restart during data collection.

Secured EK60 Sounder to prevent interference with Right Whale tagging operations 1451 13May2007

Restarted EK60 Sounder on completion of Right Whale tagging operations 1901 12May2007

EK-60 secured during CTD casts and Right Whale tagging operations. Available transducers 18kHZ and 38kHz are audible to right whales and may adversely affect behavior.