Deployment: Neeskay_Cruises_2017-2020

Deployment: 
Neeskay_Cruises_2017-2020
Chief Scientist: 
Harvey Bootsma (University of Wisconsin, UW-Milwaukee)
Synonyms: 
Station AT55
Platform:
Platform Type:
 vessel
Start Date: 
2017-05-11
End Date: 
2020-07-10
Location: 
Lake Michigan. Depth of 10 to 55 meters, approximately 5 to 15 km northeast of Milwaukee Harbor.
Description

Cruises associated with project "Collaborative Research: Regulation of plankton and nutrient dynamics by hydrodynamics and profundal filter feeders" (https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/670679)

Multiple deployments of the small research vessel, R/V Osprey, in Lake Michigan at three locations northeast of Milwaukee Harbor, with bottom depths of 15 m (43.09577 N, 87.8611 W), 45 m (43.097983 N, 87.784033 W), and 75 m (43.097917 N, 87.7187 W). The vessel returned to port at end of each day.

Both R/V/ Neeskay and R/V Osprey were used for sampling on this project. Sampling dates are as follows:

2017 Dates: May 11, 26; June 1, 8, 13, 23, 30; July 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 2, 9, 10, 16, 29; Sep. 12; Oct. 5, 9, 23; Nov. 13.

2018 Dates: May 10, June 12, June 27, July 17, July 19, July 31, Aug. 6, Aug. 23, Sep. 11, Sep. 13, Sep. 25, Oct. 18, Oct. 25.

2019 Dates: May 2, 14; June 5; July 1, 25; Aug. 19, 27; Sep. 11, 20, 23; Oct. 14; Nov. 4

2020 Dates: July 10.