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Field Activity Details for field activity 1985-021-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine

Affiliate Investigator(s): J.R. Uzmann, NMFS

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine abundance of lobsters and lobster shelters in selected areas of the northwest region of the Gulf of Maine (Jordan Basin). Describe and record the geological and sedimentary features of the sea floor at all dive locations; collect sediment samples for grain size analysis and qualitative infaunal samples.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Boothbay Harbor, ME

End Port/Location: Boothbay Harbor, ME

Start Date: 1985-06-22

End Date: 1985-06-29

Equipment Used: Camera- deep sea, Video camera - deep sea, Push corer (wh), Northstar 7000 LORAN-C

Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Habitat maps;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 10 submersible dives (JSL2-1089 thru JSL2-1098) observed/documented the sea floor and lobsters, and collected required sediment samples. Sediment samples: 18.

Staff: Page Valentine

Affiliate Staff:
T. Meyer
NOAA; M.J. Fogarty
NMFS; R.B. Theroux
NMFS; R. Langton
Maine DMR; J. Krouse
Maine DMR; D. Pezzack
Canada Dept. Fisheries and Oceans; D. Duggan
Canada Dept. Fisheries and Oceans

Notes:
Project = Assessment of Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Ecology of Lobsters, Gulf of Maine, Assessment of Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Ecology of Lobsters, Gulf of Maine

Location:

northern Jordan Basin, Gulf of Maine, United States, Canada, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 44.29414875 South: 43.61751943 West: -67.64771098 East: -66.18713379

Platform(s):

photo of Seward Johnson
Seward Johnson
photo of Johnson Sea-link
Johnson Sea-link

Publications

Valentine, P.C., and Commeau, J.A., 1989, The Gulf of Maine rutile province; accumulation of fine-grained, authigenic titanium oxide from sandstone and shale source rocks: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-532, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr89532.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's report including personnel, equipment, purpose, list of dive locations with number of samples collected as well as a trackmap of dive locations.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Camera- deep sea --- Photo
Video camera - deep sea --- Video
Push corer (wh) --- Biology
Geology
1985-021-FA-SC-001 (GRAB, SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLE samples)
Northstar 7000 LORAN-C --- Navigation

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