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Field Activity Details for field activity 1986-014-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): Gregory Lough, NMFS

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Submersible, sidescan, and sampling on Northeast Peak; assessment of juvenile cod abundance and habitat, sedimentary processes and environments, and bottom currents.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 1986-08-03

End Date: 1986-08-14

Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, Video camera - deep sea, Nikonos camera, Northstar 6000 LORAN-C, Northstar 7000 LORAN-C, Grab sampler

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

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 45 sediment samples collected. Sidescan sonar survey conducted and juvenile cod contour taken.

Staff: Page Valentine

Affiliate Staff:
Gregory Lough
NMFS
Chief Scientist; Dave Potter
NMFS; Peter Anditore
NMFS; John Nielsen
Canada Dept. Fisheries & Oceans; Dave Bieber
Bieber Assoc.

Notes: Project Title: Biostratigraphic and Depositional framework-- U.S. Atlantic Margin (9590-02998) 1986, Leg III of NOAA summer mission.
Project = Biostratigraphic, Depositional Framework Atlantic Margin, Biostratigraphic, Depositional Framework Atlantic Margin

Location:

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

Boundaries
North: 42.69769287 South: 41.76812552 West: -66.72453977 East: -65.96861613

Platform(s):

photo of Edwin Link
Edwin Link
photo of Johnson Sea-link
Johnson Sea-link

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
Video camera - deep sea --- Video
Nikonos camera --- Photo
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C --- Navigation
Northstar 7000 LORAN-C --- Navigation
Grab sampler --- Biology
Geology
1986-014-FA-SC-001 (SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLE samples)

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