Other ID: 84-6-2; BLM M-12; BTF M-12
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Rendigs
Affiliate Investigator(s): George Hampson - WHOI
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Biological Task Force (BTF) monitoring cruise. The program is designed to gather and analyze data in order to establish baseline levels of activity and to monitor the deposition and accumulation of potentially toxic drilling material and any subsequent effect of such activity on the benthic biota.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1984-06-02
End Date: 1984-06-09
Equipment Used: Grab sampler, Loran-C
Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sediment samples: 81.
Staff: Lawrence Poppe, Richard Rendigs, Carol M. Parmenter
Affiliate Staff:
George Hampson - WHOI
Ch. Sci.; Rosemarie Petrecca - WHOI
cruise coordinator
Notes: The Biological Task Force comprises representatives from USGS, BLM, NOAA, EPA, and USFWS. Info from program final report and other sources; no post-cruise report found. Revised 06/22/2009 by A. Orton for R. Rendigs.
Project = Biological Task Force (BTF) Georges Bank Monitoring Program, Biological Task Force (BTF) Georges Bank Monitoring Program
Location:
Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Boundaries | |||
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North: 43 | South: 40 | West: -72 | East: -66 |
Platform(s):
Gyre |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Grab sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
Loran-C | --- | Navigation |