EXPEDITION NAME:	MOBY - L70		EXPEDITION DATES:	3 - 6 July 2001
CRUISE NAME:			CRUISE DATES:	4 - 6 July 2001
SHIP:	RAIV Pele		SHIP HOME PORT:	Hawaiian Rafting Adv.
CRUISE LOCATION:	Lanai
CHIEF SCIENTIST:	Mark Yarbrough
PARTICIPANTS:

	Mike Feinholz Terry Houlihan Steve Juarez Mark Yarbrough Kai Neil	MLML/QSS/Hawaii MLML/Hawaii Hawaiian Rafting Adv MLML/QSS/Hawaii Hawaiian Rafting Adv Hawaiian Rafting Adv	3 - 6 Jul 3 - 6 Jul 4 - 6 Jul 3 - 6 Jul 5 Jul 6 Jul

PURPOSE OF EXPEDITION:
	Install controller on meteorological buoy, perform routine maintenance on Lanai CIMEL instrumentation, perform diver calibrations on MOBY, and clean MOBY collector windows.
EXPEDITION SUMMARY:
	The upgraded controller for the Lanai Meteorological and Oceanographic Buoy (LMOB) - aka Meteorological Buoy - was successfully installed on 4 July. Contact by cellular telephone that evening verified that the system was fully operational. This LMOB deployment is identified as LMOB201. Routine maintenance of CIMEL instrumentation was also performed on 4 July. Diver calibrations and cleaning of MOBY collector windows were performed on 5-6 July. During the diver calibrations, at least one, sometimes up to three, large white tip shark was present almost constantly. Shark behavior became increasingly aggressive, and at least one had to be warded off with a boat pole. If this type of shark behavior becomes the norm, procedural changes will have to be implemented to ensure the safety of the science divers.

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