Cruise tracks and sampling strategies for the two oceanographic cruises in the Solomon Sea. The Pandora cruise (a) took place during July–August 2012 aboard the R/V l’Atalante, French Oceanographic Fleet; MoorSPICE and MR14-02 cruises (b) took place during February–March 2014 aboard, respectively the R/V Thompson, USA and the R/V Mirai, Japan. Both Pandora and MoorSPICE cruises departed and arrived in New Caledonia while MR14–02 departed and arrived in Japan. Each station/cast had specific protocols and characteristics, as indicated in the legend box. For clarity, mooring positions are reported only on panel (b). Station numbers are indicated every 5th station. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.221.f2