Southwest Fisheries Center Preliminary Cruise Reports, 1948-1980 (SAC 75)

OFF-SITE STORAGE: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Extent: 2.8 Linear feet (7 archives boxes)

The collection of Southwest Fisheries Center Preliminary Cruise Reports contains material by or collected by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This includes reports for many vessels of the Southwest Fisheries Center and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, as well as others.

The Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) serves as one of the research divisions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Originally titled the Southwest Fisheries Center (SWFC), the Center was established in 1964 with the goal of studying sardine and tuna fisheries across the West Coast. Overtime, the scope of research conducted at the Center expanded to focus on the ecosystem as a whole, including various fish, mammal, seabird, and invertebrate populations. This includes scientific cruises and flights conducted for research, observations, and monitoring.

Currently, the Center is headquartered in La Jolla, California; and has laboratories and field stations across the West Coast and Antarctic Peninsula. The original building that housed the SWFC in La Jolla was partially vacated in 2008 due to bluff erosion. By 2012, construction of a new building was complete.

The Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) has close ties with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, going back to SIO's research partnerships with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries starting in the 1930s. The Bureau of Fisheries was later re-named the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and became an agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); eventually leading to the establishment of the Southwest Fisheries Center (SWFC). The collaborations continue today, including partnerships on research cruises.

Directors and administrators of the Center include: Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom (co-administrator, 1964-1967), Gerald Vincent Howard (co-administrator, 1964-1966), Alan Reece Longhurst (first Director, 1967-1971), Brian James Rothschild (1972-1976), Izadore Barrett (1977-1992), Michael Tillman (1993-2004), William W. Fox Jr. (2004-2008), Francisco "Cisco" Werner (2011-2016) , and Kristen Koch (2018-current).

The collection of Southwest Fisheries Center Preliminary Cruise Reports contains material by or collected by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The reports are mimeographed and generally describe vessel, itinerary, purpose, results, and scientific personnel for each cruise. As preliminary reports, they do not include in-depth findings. The collection includes reports for many vessels of the Southwest Fisheries Center and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography including: R/V Albatross IV, R/V Alexander Agassiz, R/V Bluefin, M/V Delaware, R/V Delaware II, R/V Kelp Bass, R/V N.B. Scofield, R/V Orca, and others. In addition to the cruise reports, there is a small selection of flight logs and reports.

The ship prefixes found in this collection are abbreviations historically used to identify the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership. The abbreviations in this collection include: CNAV for Canadian Naval auxiliary vessel, C/V for aircraft carrier, F/V for fishing vessel, M/V for motor vessel or merchant vessel, PB for patrol boat, PV for patrol vessel, R/T for fish trawler (in Russian "Rybolovny Trauler"), R/V for research vessel, S/V for sailing vessel, US FWS for United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and USC&GS for U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Arranged in one series: 1) FLIGHT AND CRUISE REPORTS

Container List

FLIGHT AND CRUISE REPORTS

Box 1 Folder 1
Flight logs and reports, 1961-1971

Includes flight logs and reports from California Department of Fish and Game.

Cruise reports

Box 1 Folder 2
R/V Acona , 1961-1964
Box 1 Folder 3
R/V Advance II , 1976-1979
Box 1 Folder 4-7
R/V Alaska , 1963-1980

Formerly known as M/V Alaska.

Box 1 Folder 8-9
R/V Albatross IV , 1971-1976
Box 2 Folder 1-2
R/V Albatross IV , 1971-1979
Box 2 Folder 3
R/V Alejandro de Humboldt , 1971-1975

Reports are in Spanish.

Box 2 Folder 4
R/V Alexander Agassiz , 1969-1975
Box 2 Folder 5
R/V Aliot , 1979
Box 2 Folder 6
R/V Amigo , 1980
Box 2 Folder 7
M/V Anela , 1972
Box 2 Folder 8
R/V Annandale , 1976
Box 2 Folder 9
R/V Anton Dohrn , 1976-1977
Box 2 Folder 10
R/V Antonio Alzate , 1972-1974

Reports are in Spanish.

Box 2 Folder 11
F/V Arctic , 1955
Box 2 Folder 12
R/V Argus , 1977-1978
Box 2 Folder 13
R/V Atlantic Twin , 1973-1976
Box 2 Folder 14
F/V Avianti , 1978
Box 2 Folder 15
M/V Baron , 1969
Box 2 Folder 16
R/V Belogorsk , 1974-1977
Box 2 Folder 17
C/V Betty A. , 1963
Box 2 Folder 18
R/V Bluefin , 1976-1977
Box 2 Folder 19
M/V Bluenose , 1975
Box 3 Folder 1-2
M/V Brownbear , 1956-1965
Box 3 Folder 3
M/V Cabrillo , 1979
Box 3 Folder 4
California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Sardine Research Cruises, 1950-1953
Box 3 Folder 5
M/V Cape Beverly , 1958
Box 3 Folder 6
R/V Capricorne , 1972-1973

Reports are in French.

Box 3 Folder 7
M/V Carol Virginia , 1969
Box 3 Folder 8
R/V Cayuse , 1980
Box 3 Folder 9
M/V Challenger , 1957
Box 3 Folder 10
M/V Charger , 1980
Box 3 Folder 11
US FWS Charles H. Gilbert , 1964-1972
Box 3 Folder 12
M/V Constitution , 1957-1959
Box 3 Folder 13
M/V Cougar , 1969
Box 3 Folder 14
R/V Cyros , 1975-1976
Box 3 Folder 15
C/V David and Katy , 1975
Box 3 Folder 16
M/V Defiance , 1953
Box 3 Folder 17
M/V Delaware , 1964-1967
Box 4 Folder 1-5
R/V Delaware II , 1974-1979
Box 4 Folder 6
C/V Deluxe , 1955
Box 4 Folder 7
C/V Dianne Marie , 1977
Box 4 Folder 8
R/V Discoverer , 1977-1979
Box 4 Folder 9
R/V Eisbar , 1979
Box 4 Folder 10
R/V Ekvator , 1975
Box 4 Folder 11
M/V Elizabeth C.J. , 1976
Box 4 Folder 12
R/V Ellen B. Scripps , 1980
Box 4 Folder 13
M/V Elsinor , 1956
Box 4 Folder 14
R/V Ernst Haeckel , 1976
Box 4 Folder 15
F/V Five Bells , 1967
Box 4 Folder 16
F/V Flicker , 1959
Box 4 Folder 17
US FWS George B. Kelez , 1975-1978
Box 4 Folder 18
R/V George M. Bowers , 1970
Box 4 Folder 19
Granville (vessel - troller), 1960
Box 4 Folder 20
M/V Heroic , 1956
Box 4 Folder 21
R/V Horizon , 1957-1967
Box 4 Folder 22
M/V Independence , 1958
Box 4 Folder 23
J.M. Martinac (vessel - tuna seiner), 1974
Box 4 Folder 24
US FWS John N. Cobb , 1962-1973
Box 4 Folder 25
M/V Joseph Alioto , 1964
Box 4 Folder 26
Josephine (vessel), 1955
Box 4 Folder 27
Judy R (vessel), 1978
Box 4 Folder 28
KDM (vessel), 1967
Box 4 Folder 29
R/V Kelp Bass , 1971-1974
Box 5 Folder 1
R/V Kelp Bass , 1974-1979
Box 5 Folder 2
F/V Kiska , 1960
Box 5 Folder 3
Linda (baitboat), 1979
Box 5 Folder 4
M/V Lucky Star , 1956
Box 5 Folder 5
R/V LuLu , 1976
Box 5 Folder 6
M/V Margaret L. , 1977
Box 5 Folder 7
Margot (vessel), 1969
Box 5 Folder 8
M/V Maria C.J. , 1980
Box 5 Folder 9
M/V Marla Marie , 1977
Box 5 Folder 10
US FWS Miller Freeman , 1969-1978
Box 5 Folder 11
Minnie B.(vessel), 1961
Box 5 Folder 12
R/V Mollusk , 1966-1980
Box 5 Folder 13
M/V Morning Star , 1960
Box 5 Folder 14
NOAAS M/V Mount Mitchell , 1976-1979

Formally known as USC&GS Mount Mitchell. Would later become R/V Mt. Mitchell.

Box 5 Folder 15-17
M/V Nautilus , 1956-1979
Box 5 Folder 18
R/V N. B. Scofield , 1948-1953

Formerly known as M/V N. B. Scofield.

Box 6 Folder 1-2
R/V N. B. Scofield , 1953-1975

Formerly known as M/V N. B. Scofield.

Box 6 Folder 3
F/V Nelli Belle , 1980
Box 6 Folder 4
R/V Nogliki , 1977
Box 6 Folder 5
F/V Ocean Leader , 1976
Box 6 Folder 6
M/V Ocean Pride , 1955
Box 6 Folder 7
R/V Oceanographer , 1977-1980
Box 6 Folder 8
R/V Ogon (Soviet vessel), 1972-1978
Box 6 Folder 9
R/V Orca , 1955
Box 6 Folder 10
R/V Oregon , 1975
Box 6 Folder 11
R/V Oregon II , 1973-1975
Box 6 Folder 12
CNAV Oshawa , 1963-1964
Box 6 Folder 13
M/V Pacific Clipper , 1979-1980
Box 6 Folder 14
C/V Pacific Raider , 1969-1976

Formerly known as M/V Pacific Raider.

Box 6 Folder 15
R/V Paolina T. , 1955
Box 6 Folder 16
C/V Pat San Marie , 1976
Box 6 Folder 17
M/V Peace , 1979
Box 6 Folder 18
R/V Phalarope , 1975-1976
Box 6 Folder 19
R/V Poseidon , 1976
Box 6 Folder 20
Professor Deryugin (vessel - trawler), 1969
Box 6 Folder 21
M/V Queen Mary , 1978
Box 6 Folder 22
P/B Rainbow , 1975-1976
Box 6 Folder 23
R/V Regina Maris , 1978
Box 6 Folder 24
R/V Researcher , 1977-1980
Box 6 Folder 25
Robert Croll (vessel), 1955
Box 6 Folder 26
F/V Rhonda Sue , 1980
Box 6 Folder 27
R/V Rorqual , 1977
Box 6 Folder 28
M/V Ruthie B. , 1957
Box 6 Folder 29
P/V Sandy B. , 1980
Box 6 Folder 30
C/V Scorpius , 1979
Box 6 Folder 31
M/V Seahawk , 1980
Box 6 Folder 32
R/T Seskar (Soviet vessel), 1973
Box 6 Folder 33
S/V Silver Lining , 1976
Box 6 Folder 34
South Pacific (vessel - tuna seiner), 1976
Box 6 Folder 35
M/V Southern Pacific , 1956-1957
Box 7 Folder 1
R/V Spencer F. Baird , 1960
Box 7 Folder 2
M/V Spirit of '76 , 1977
Box 7 Folder 3
Stella Maris (vessel - seiner), 1955
Box 7 Folder 4
R/V Stranger , 1957
Box 7 Folder 5
M/V Sun Pacific , 1956
Box 7 Folder 6
F/V Sunrise , 1960
Box 7 Folder 7
USC&GS Surveyor , 1976-1979
Box 7 Folder 8
R/V Suzuka Maru , 1977
Box 7 Folder 9
R/V Thomas Washington , 1977

Cruise prospectus for the Indopac Expedition.

Box 7 Folder 10
R/V Tikhookeanskiy , 1979-1980
Box 7 Folder 11-12
US FWS Townsend Cromwell , 1969-1979
Box 7 Folder 13
M/V Trinidad , 1973
Box 7 Folder 14
Truth (charter dive boat), 1977-1979
Box 7 Folder 15
R/V Undaunted , 1968
Box 7 Folder 16
M/V Vagabond , 1977
Box 7 Folder 17
M/V Valiant , 1958
Box 7 Folder 18
Virgilio Uribe (vessel), 1971

Vessel from Mexico United Nation's Fisheries Research and Training Program.

Box 7 Folder 19
M/V Virginia R. , 1953-1955
Box 7 Folder 20
R/V Walther Herwig , 1974-1975
Box 7 Folder 21
C/V Western Flyer , 1965
Box 7 Folder 22
USC&GS Whiting , 1979
Box 7 Folder 23
R/V Wieczno , 1975-1977
Box 7 Folder 24
M/V Wild Wave , 1979-1980
Box 7 Folder 25-26
M/V Yellowtail , 1950-1975
Box 7 Folder 27
R/V Yubileiniy , 1977