Sea scallop survey

Completed

Hugh R. Sharp

University of Delaware · USA

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Planned route: 2 segments · ~27 hours steaming · 1 station

Operating area: Virginia to Georges Bank

Route: Lewes (Delaware) - United States → Lewes (Delaware) - United States

May 4 – May 25, 202421 days at seaactual: departed May 4, 2024, arrived May 25, 2024

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Hugh R. Sharp

University of Delaware

ME DMR MMR CR 7.24 — Gulf of Maine Sea scallop survey — Virginia to Georges Bank AMOR — Washington and Baltimore canyon area UMCES ChesBay Plume — Chesapeake Bay mouth and adjacent shelf area

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Project aboard

This cruise surveys the pre-recruit and fully recruited segments of the Atlantic sea scallop resources from Virginia through Georges Bank, generating fishery independent estimates of biomass and size composition. These estimates are used to conduct a quantitative stock assessment for this species. We estimate 450 scallop dredge hauls, 150 CTD profiles, and towed HabCam.

People aboard

Nathan Keith · Principal investigator

Party size: 12

Estimated vacant berths: 2

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
Overboarding Cable - Fiber Optic
Crane
Stern A-Frame
Multibeam - Shallow-water (EM710/712/2040/Seabat 7100)

Pooled / portable

CTD
Other Seafloor Sampling Equipment
Portable Laboratory Van(s) - NSF Van Pool

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code 24 Scallop · MFP reference 23/3605 · synced Sep 24, 2026