Other ID: 81-8
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Carlos Goenaga
Affiliate Investigator(s): USGS-Puerto Rico: Jack Morelock - co-ch. sci.
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Research on coral colonies growing in Puerto Rican waters by means of reef transects using underwater photography.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1981-07-20
End Date: 1981-08-03
Equipment Used: Nikonos camera, SCUBA
Information to be Derived: Research on coral colonies growing in Puerto Rican waters;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Jack Morelock aborted the cruise 14 days earlier than the original schedule. Apparently the chief scientist took enough data.
Staff: Juan Luis Trias, Carlos Goenaga
Affiliate Staff:
Mrs. Morelock
Notes: Original Center People field contained: USGS-Puerto Rico: Jack Morelock - co-ch. sci., Carlos J. Goenaga - co-ch. sci., Juan Trias - support crew.
From cruise report: used privately owned sail boat, as well as a zodiac for shallow areas.
Location:
Isla Culebra, Isla Vieques, east coast of Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 18.25 | South: 17.8 | West: -67 | East: -64.5 |
Platform(s):
Questor |  Zodiac |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Brief chief scientist's cruise report including personnel list, equipment and a few comments. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikonos camera | --- | Photo | |
| SCUBA | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology |
