USGS
Cruise Report

Post Cruise Information

CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER:
95007
Alternate Leg or Cruise Number:
SEAX95007
Platform:
SEAWARD EXPLORER
Submersible (if any):
Owner-Operator:
Seaward Explorer, Inc.
Center Principal and Affiliate Principal(if any):
Bill Schwab
Area of Operations:
New York Bight
Bounding Coordinates
North:
40.58
South:
40.36
West:
-73.90
East:
-73.49
Start and End Dates:
MAY 7, 1995 to MAY 25, 1995
Start and End Ports:
from Woods Hole, MA to Tom's River, NJ
Number of Days at Sea:
18
Cruise Objectives:
Assess the shallow sediment framework. The first phase of comprehensive environmental study of the New York Bight area.
Scientific Party(USGS):
Thomas O'Brien, Richard Rendigs, William Danforth, Jane Denny, David Nichols, David Foster;
Scientific Party(affiliate):
Meade Allison-Texas A&M, Linda Lotto-ECO, Anna Estes-Weslean Univ., William Corso-USACOE, Michael Lee-Texas A&M;
Scientific Equipment:
Datasonics SIS-1000 Sea Floor Mapping system, 40 cu. in. H2O gun seismic-reflection system, ODEM 3.5 kHz subbottom profiler;
Navigation techniques used:
DGPS
Cruise Funding Source:
USGS
Project Title:
EEZ Mapping NY-NJ
Contract:
n/a
Remarks:
Tabulated Information:
Days at Sea:
18
Continuous Data (in Km):
2300
Number of Stations Occupied:
53
Number of Submersible Dives:
Station Description:
Seismic Line Descriptions:
Track Plot:
Related Web Sites:

Report Date: 11:25 1/22/1998
Submitted by: Bill Schwab