As we move up from California into Oregonian waters, we have been documenting both the exciting science and the beautiful views. Here are a few snapshots from the beginning of Leg 2. Erin Cuyler and Carrie Weeks share a laugh while waiting for the CTD to surface. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea Erin Cuyler and Carrie Weeks share a laugh while waiting for the CTD to surface. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea The ship heads to a nearshore station along the California coast. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea The ship heads to a nearshore station along the California coast. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea Ryan McCabe prepares the CTD for the next station. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea Lysette Mekkes, Kevin Johnson, Ryan McCabe, and Jonna Engström-Öst (from left to right) inspect a sample from a net tow. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea Lysette Mekkes, Kevin Johnson, Ryan McCabe, and Jonna Engström-Öst (from left to right) inspect a sample from a net tow. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea IMG_4210 Spencer Showalter deploys a net designed to catch algae, in search of toxic Pseudo-nitzchia. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea IMG_6167 Brian Bill examines a water sample, looking for the toxic phytoplankton Pseudo-nitzchia (Photo Credit: Spencer Showalter) DSCN6958 (1) A surprisingly large copepod from the zooplankton tow, measuring over 1cm (Photo Credit: Spencer Showalter) IMG_6171 Anna McClaskey cleans the Bongo nets (Photo Credit: Spencer Showalter) IMG_4409 A whale, dolphin, and small flock of birds share the early morning ocean. Photo credit: Olivier Glippa IMG_4247 (2) A northern fur seal came to check out the ship. Photo credit: Olivier Glippa
A cool creature found in the first Bongo net, we think it is a Carinaria japonica that has lost its shell, but welcome any other ideas! Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Spencer Showalter deploys a net designed to catch algae, in search of toxic Pseudo-nitzchia. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Ryan McCabe prepares the CTD for the next station. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Dolphins escorting us out of San Diego. Photo credit: Simone Alin
A view of Baja California, Mexico, from the boat. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Taking CTD Samples. Photo credit: Melissa Ward
WCOA2016 Scientists, Leg 1 (May5 – May21). Back row (left to right): Nina Bednarsek, Brian Bill, Chris Ikeda, Marty Davelaar (in back), Julian Herndon, Ryan McCabe, J. Martin Hernandez Ayon, Brendan Carter, Sherwood Liu (in front), Erin Cuyler, Jonathan Sharp. Front row (left to right): Melissa Ward, Dale Hubbard, Simone Alin, Dana Greeley, Katie Douglas, Lisette Mekkes, Emma Hodgson. Not pictured: Sigrid Salo and Charles Kovach. Photo credit: James McEntee
Chief Scientist – Leg 1: Simone Alin (with her co-chief Dana Greeley). Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Brian Bill examines a water sample, looking for the toxic phyoplankton Pseudo-nitzchia. Photo Credit: Spencer Showalter
Deploying the Bongo net, early in the morning when zooplankton are in the upper part of the water column. Photo credit: Katie Douglas
A view off the bow on a sunny day. Photo credit: Jonathan Sharp
Working on the CTD, getting it ready for deployment. Photo credit: Melissa Ward
Anna McClaskey cleans the Bongo nets. Photo Credit: Spencer Showalter
Pleuroncodes planipes (Tuna Crab) larvae in a petri dish, caught in a Bongo net. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
The ship heads to a nearshore station along the California coast. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Dale Hubbard making a standard for oxygen sample analysis. Photo credit: Melissa Ward
Taking an oxygen sample from the CTD. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Lysette Mekkes, Kevin Johnson, Ryan McCabe, and Jonna Engström-Öst (from left to right) inspect a sample from a net tow. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Bringing in the Bongo net, early in the morning when zooplankton are in the upper part of the water column. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Taking a water sample from the CTD to measure oxygen concentration. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Our ship! NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, at port in San Diego. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
A whale, dolphin, and small flock of birds share the early morning ocean. Photo credit: Olivier Glippa
Pleuroncodes planipes (red pelagic crab, or red tuna crab) caught in our first Bongo net. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Euphausiids (krill) and pteropods (Limacina inflata) in a petri dish. Photo credit: Emma Hodgson
Erin Cuyler and Carrie Weeks share a laugh while waiting for the CTD to surface. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Bill Nilsson filters water collected from the CTD. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Lisette Mekkes preparing her pteropod experimental set-up. Photo credit: Melissa Ward
Working on the CTD, getting it ready for deployment. Photo credit: Simone Alin
Linda Rhodes collects water from the CTD. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
Incredible photo off the bow of our boat in rough seas. Photo credit: Jonathan Sharp
Making a standard for oxygen sampling. Photo credit: Melissa Ward
Bill Nilsson and Linda Rhodes smiling on the deck of the Ronald H. Brown. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea
West Coast Ocean Acidification 