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.

2.8 Linear feet (7 archives boxes)

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

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