Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Dann Blackwood
Affiliate Investigator(s): Bill Martin - WHOI
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Geochemical: Experiments (geochemical), Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover benthic chambers.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Hingham Harbor, MA
End Port/Location: Hingham Harbor, MA
Start Date: 2002-10-02
End Date: 2002-10-02
Equipment Used: Benthic Chambers, Digital camera, DGPS
Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Both releases worked so no diving was needed. Chambers in good shape and functioning.
Staff: Dann Blackwood, Richard Rendigs
Affiliate Staff:
Bill Martin
Chief Scientist
Notes: Diving needed if releases fail to work. Original Center People field contained: Dann Blackwood, diver and support; Richard Rendigs, diver and support.
Location:
Hingham Bay, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.2836273 | South: 42.28326217 | West: -70.91704845 | East: -70.9164691 |
Platform(s):
 Asterias |
Bothner, M.H., and Butman, Bradford (eds.), 2007, Processes influencing the transport and fate of contaminated sediments in the coastal ocean—Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1302, 89 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1302.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benthic Chambers | --- | Experiments (geochemical) | |
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | 2002-059-FA-PH-001 (Deck photos of field activity operations) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation |
