Thompson Report, 18 May

We departed Newport at 15:30 and arrived at the CH line about 18:00 local time. Along the transit crab pots mostly along the 30 fathom isobath, strings of pots at
44 38.7 124 08.8
44 39.6 124 09.8
44 40.9 124 10.4
44 41.4 124 10.0
44 42.6 124 10.1
Along the CH line
45 124 2.5
45 00.49 124 05.1
45 00.4 124 07.5

Radio contact with Murray Levine, WECOMA to get mooring locations. Sighted all four moorings along CH line. Completed two ADCP surveys along, weak southward flow. CTD completed at CH 2,4,5,6. Friday plans,continued testing in the vicinity of CH5, for profiling, pumping and towing configuration. We were not able to download images from the COAST site yesterday. Next report Sat morning, e-mail transfer from Thompson 4 times per day.

Pat Wheeler
Patricia A. Wheeler is wheeler@thompson.ocean.washington.edu

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