Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is seeking availability of a capable non-Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Oceanographic Research Vessel to conduct its spring 2019 Atlantic Zonal Offshore Monitoring Program (AZOMP). Specifically, an Oceanographic Research Vessel is required for a period of 30 continuous days within the time period of May 1, 2019 up to June 15, 2019 at the latest. The Atlantic Zonal Offshore Monitoring Program is a time sensitive survey and needs to be conducted during this time period in order to allow for a meaningful measurement of the Deep Water Convection and description of the phytoplankton bloom period. The period is also critical for comparability of data and results with previous annual surveys conducted at this time and location.
The AZOMP has the aim of collecting and analyzing the biological, chemical, and physical field data that are necessary to (1) characterize and understand the causes of oceanic variability at the seasonal, inter-annual, and decadal scales, (2) provide multidisciplinary data sets that can be used to establish relationships among the biological, chemical, and physical variables, and (3) provide adequate data to support the sound development of ocean activities.
