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Field Activity Details for field activity 2001-015-FA

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Other ID: NMFS cruise DL0106; IB D-15-01-GK

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine

Affiliate Investigator(s): Robert Reid, NMFS

Information Specialist(s): Page Valentine

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Environmental Data: CTD, Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Sidescan, Visual Identification: Species ID, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: USGS/NMFS benthic habitats studies: collect sediment samples, video/photo, otter trawl samples, and sidescan sonar imagery.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2001-06-11

End Date: 2001-06-22

Equipment Used: Trawl, Dredge, CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl, SeaBOSS, Digital camera, Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar, P-code GPS

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Dann Blackwood, Page Valentine, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:
NMFS: Bob Reid
Vince Guida
Dave Packer; Canadian Geological Survey: Brian Todd

Notes: Mobe in Woods Hole on Friday, June 8; depart Woods Hole on Monday, June 11; return to Woods Hole on Friday, June 22.
Project = Geologic Studies of Benthic Habitats - Georges Bank, Geologic Studies of Benthic Habitats - Georges Bank
Information from Foghorn: SEABOSS with winch;P-code navigation system;extra Van Veen grab (round frame);EdgeTech DF1000 sidescan;color video and photo;otter trawl; (NMFS samplers, otter trawl, CTDs)

Location:

Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,

Boundaries
North: 41.40153558 South: 40.51843911 West: -69.32554365 East: -67.10449219

Platform(s):

photo of Delaware II
Delaware II

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Trawl --- Biology
Dredge --- Biology
Geology
CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl --- CTD
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
2001-015-FA-SC-001 (GRAB samples)
Digital camera --- Photo
2001-015-FA-PH-002 (Deck photos of field activity operations)
Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar --- Sidescan
P-code GPS --- Navigation

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