Blind Faith Water Sampling

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Pelican

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium · USA

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Planned route: 2 segments · ~30 hours steaming · 1 station

Operating area: US GoM, Approx. 130 nm SE of Cocodrie, LA

Route: Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States → Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States

Apr 14 – Apr 17, 20262 days at sea

Mar 2026

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Pelican

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Blind Faith Water Sampling — US GoM, Approx. 130 nm SE of Cocodrie, LA Silicon-Microbe 2025 — Gulf of Mexico Louisiana Shelf: inshore of the 50 m isobath and the western side of the Mississippi River delta to ~75 nautical miles west. Diameter ~100nm.MuST Puerto Rico UXO survey — Culebra, Puerto Rico and Panama City, FL

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Project aboard

Perform seasonal, full water column CTD sampling + DO + PSD analysis and water collection, at a single offshore location with a depth of approximately 6,500 feet. A total of four quarterly cruises will be undertaken between August 2025 and May 2026. Onboard lab analysis of water samples will be measured and recorded. Water samples will be collected and brought back to shore for more intensive lab testing and chemical analysis.

People aboard

Eric Aronchick · Principal investigator

Party size: 2

Estimated vacant berths: 14

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
Navigation - Heading/Position
Meteorological Data
Echosounder, 12kHz
Echosounder, 3.5kHz CHIRP
ADCP/UHDAS – range < 30m (e.g. 600kHz-1200kHz)
ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)
ADCP/UHDAS – range 500-750m (e.g. 75kHz)

Pooled / portable

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code WHG · MFP reference 25/6323 · synced Sep 24, 2026