CalCOFI Ships
CalCOFI cruises are sponsored by NOAA & Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Winter & Spring CalCOFI cruises typically sail on NOAA-sponsored vessels; Summer & Fall CalCOFI cruises sail on SIO-sponsored vessels.
RV Bold Horizon: Ship Information Page
The 170-foot oceanographic research vessel Bold Horizon, originally "New Horizon" owned by UCSD, was a working platform for oceanographic cruises by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It was decommissioned in mid-2015 after CalCOFI 1504NH. Renamed RV Bold Horizon, it is owned and operated by the Endurance Exploration Group/Eclipse Group Inc. and is docked at 10th Ave Marine Terminal, San Diego. CalCOFI 1907BH will sail on RV Bold Horizon in July 2019.
RV Sally Ride is Scripps Institution of Oceanography's newest world ocean class research vessel. Named in honor of the former UCSD faculty member who was the first American female astronaut and the youngest American to fly in space. RV Sally Ride, like AGOR 27 RV Neil Armstrong is an Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessel.
CalCOFI 1611SR had the honor of being the first hydrographic fisheries survey to sail on Scripps Institution of Oceanography's newest research vessel in Nov 2016. CalCOFI will conduct two additional 75-station hydrographic fisheries surveys off Southern California on RV Sally Ride in 2017 & 2018.
RV Sally Ride is equipped with a CTD Launch & Recovery System (LARS) with articulating boom and motion-compensated winches..
The ship is owned by the U.S. Navy, will be operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and will have its home port at the Scripps Nimitz Marine Facility in Point Loma on San Diego Bay.
- Contacting RV Sally Ride Information Page
- US Navy's AGOR Fact File
- SIO's R/V Sally Ride web page
- RV Sally Ride Facebook Page | Blog | Photos: In Port / At-Sea | Crew
- Detailed Specification (pdf courtesy of scripps.ucsd.edu)
- CalCOFI Deck Layout for summer CalCOFI
Shipping address: (ship directly to the ship c/o 10th Ave Marine Terminal)
Attn: <Vessels Name>
10th Ave Marine Terminal
623 Switzer Street
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 686-6346 (10th Ave Office)
Driving Directions from La Jolla, CA
1. Take the I-5 S
2. Take exit 14B toward Cesar E Chavez Pkwy (14.2 mi)
3. Turn left onto Logan Ave (0.2 mi)
4. Take the 1st right onto Cesar E. Chavez Pkwy (0.1 mi)
5. Continue past Cesar Chavez Park veering right on Crosby Rd (0.4 mi)
1839 Water Street
San Diego, CA 92101
6. NOAA Pier is an immediate left once you pass the entry station, park on the side street unless you have gear to offload.
10th Ave Marine Terminal is a restricted entry area requiring a TWIC ID card or TWIC escort to enter the dock.
10th Ave Marine Terminal does not have any long-term parking spaces. Contact the Cruise Leader or Chief Scientist to discuss transportation options such as the San Diego Trolley, UBER, taxi, or having a friend drop you off.
The San Diego Trolley stop - Barrio Logan Station - is just a few blocks away.
SWFSC Lasker Information | NOAA RV Reuben Lasker PDF | NOAA RV Reuben Lasker Main Webpage | SIO's RV Reuben Lasker Photo Gallery
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| In Port | At Sea | ||
| Cellular | Ship: 541-272-9094 | VOIP (Command Only) | 541-867-8925 |
| CO: 240-731-3162; XO: 831-332-9645 | VOIP (Crew) | 541-867-8926 | |
| OOD: 541-272-9094 | Iridium | 011-881-622-478-173 | |
| Land Line (Home Port) | 619-230-0331 | Inmarsat | 011-870-773-135-646 |
| Fax | Inmarsat Fax | ||
RV Roger Revelle is a 274-foot (83 meter) AGOR 24-class research ship operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a graduate division of the University of California, San Diego. SIO Ship Information Page.
The RV Roger Revelle is the second of three oceanographic ships built by the U.S. Navy for oceanographic institution operations. Construction began in early 1993, launched in April of 1995, and sailed on her maiden voyage from Mississippi to San Diego in July, 1996. The 1996 October CalCOFI cruise, 9610RR, was the first research cruise on RV Roger Revelle.
RV Revelle has a cruising speed of 12 knots and carries 22 crewmembers and 37 scientists.
In-Port, MarFac Phone Number: 858-534-1647; Cell phone: 858-242-6717
At sea Fleet Broadband: 011 - 870 773 150 886 or At sea Iridium: 011 - 8816 3143 2006
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ship Bell M. Shimada is the fourth in the class of new fisheries survey vessels (FSV) built for NOAA by VT Halter Marine, Inc., in Moss Point, Mississippi. Bell M. Shimada is a state-of-the art research ship capable of conducting a wide variety of fisheries and oceanographic research. Foremost among these capabilities is acoustic quieting technology, which will enable NOAA scientists to monitor fish populations without altering their behavior. Bell M. Shimada supports NOAA’s mission to protect, restore, and manage the use of living marine, coastal, and ocean resources. The research done aboard aids scientists in understanding the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem, a globally significant natural resource stretching from Baja California to British Columbia. Bell M. Shimada is uniquely dedicated to serve the entire West Coast of the United States. The primary objective is to monitor region’s valuable fisheries and protected species including albacore, sharks, salmon, groundfish, sardine, hake, and other coastal pelagic species. The ship also observes weather, conducts oceanographic research and habitat assessments, and surveys marine mammal and bird populations. Bell M. Shimada’s capability to conduct both fishing and oceanographic research is unique among research vessels and a value to its users. |
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Hull Number - | R227 |
| Call Sign - | WTED | |
| Home Port - | Newport, OR | |
| Marine Operations Center - | Pacific (MOC-P) | |
| Regular Area of Operations - | Pacific | |
| General Classification - | Fishery Survey Vessel (FSV) | |
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| In Port | At Sea | ||
| Cellular | CO: 541-351-1105 | VOIP | 541-867-8923 |
| OOD: 206-375-1104 | Iridium | 808-684-5457; code: 8816 5145 2194 | |
| Land Line (Home Port) | 541-867-8775 or 8776, 8777 | Inmarsat | 011-870-764-914-591 |
| Fax | 541-867-8778 | Inmarsat Fax | 011-870-764-914-615 |
The Ocean Starr provides a broad range of scientific research capabilities with temperature-controlled aquaria and live specimen wells, walk-in freezer, dark room, data processing laboratory, and an underwater observation chamber in the bow and port side for studying fish behavior at sea. The ship’s twin 500-horsepower diesel engines give the ship a 10-knot cruising speed.
Stabbert Maritime, Seattle Wa (http://www.stabbertmaritime.com) has renovated the decomissioned NOAA RV David Starr Jordan and renamed it RV Ocean Starr, operated by Ocean Services, Inc. A research vessel, 171ft long, can accomodate 15 scientists and 10 crew.
NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson was launched at VT Halter Marine, in Pascagoula, Mississippi on October 17, 2003, and was commissioned May 28, 2005 in Kodiak, Alaska. Oscar Dyson is the first of four new fisheries survey ships to be built by NOAA. Christened Oscar Dyson by Mrs. Peggy Dyson-Malson, wife of the late Alaskan fisherman and fisheries industry leader, Oscar Dyson, the ship is one of the most technologically advanced fisheries survey vessels in the world. The ship is homeported in Mr. Dyson's home town of Kodiak, Alaska.
Oscar Dyson supports NOAA's mission to protect, restore and manage the use of living marine, coastal, and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management. Its primary objective is to study and monitor Alaskan pollock and other fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. The ship also observes weather, sea state, and other environmental conditions, conducts habitat assessments, and surveys marine mammal and marine bird populations.
F/V Frosti is a 41m (130ft) Canadian commercial fishing vessel designed for trawling. The F/V Frosti is often used on Spring CalCOFI-Sardine cruise surveying from San Francisco to San Diego (variation of the 113 spring station pattern).
Frosti Location & Specifications Link
RV Robert Gordon Sproul, named for the 11th president of the University of California (1930-1958), is the smallest oceanographic research vessel in the Scripps Instituition of Oceanography fleet. Built in 1981, the 125ft vessel operates with 5 crew and accomodates 12 scientists.
Robert Gordon Sproul's outstanding contribution during his 28-year administration was the multiple-campus expansion of the University to meet the demands for higher education in widely separated parts of the state, while maintaining one institution governed by one Board of Regents and one President.