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Field Activity Details for field activity 2006-005-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): Lawrence Poppe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Lawrence Poppe

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Visual Identification: Species ID

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Ground truth NOAA multibeam survey H11079 of Great Round Shoal with bottom sampling and photography.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Stage Harbor, Chatham, MA

End Port/Location: Stage Harbor, Chatham, MA

Start Date: 2006-07-24

End Date: 2006-07-27

Equipment Used: SeaBOSS, Digital camera

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: A total of 32 stations were occupied. Bottom photography was collected at all of the stations; sediment samples were collected at 28 of the stations.

Staff: Dann Blackwood, David Foster, Katherine McMullen, Lawrence Poppe

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Larry Poppe, Chief Scientist; Dave Foster, Ship Operator; Dann Blackwood, Photographer; Kate McMullen, Science Technician.
Project = Great Round Shoal, Great Round Shoal

Location:

Great Round Shoal, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.44272638 South: 41.39655656 West: -70.0138092 East: -69.81674194

Platform(s):

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Rafael

Publications

Poppe, L.J.; Ackerman, S.D.; Foster, D.S.; Blackwood, D.S.; Williams, S.J.; Moser, M.S.; Stewart, H.F.; Glomb, K.A., 2007, Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Great Round Shoal Channel, offshore Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1138, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071138.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Sample log SeaBOSS Sample log including station location, time, description, photo log.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
2006-005-FA-VD-001 (2 Hi-8 video tapes of bottom sediments.)
2006-005-FA-PH-002 (Bottom photos of sediments: 124 photos from 32 locations)
Digital camera --- Photo
2006-005-FA-PH-001 (50 deck photos by D. Blackwood)

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