Other ID: 142; BTF M-10; BLM M-10
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; Rosemarie Petrecca - WHOI
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Biology, Imagery: Photo, Environmental Data: Temperature, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Biological Task Force (BTF) monitoring cruise.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1983-11-13
End Date: 1983-11-19
Equipment Used: Rocking Chair Dredge, Grab sampler, Camera- deep sea, XBT, Loran-C
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Rocking Chair Dredge samples: 36; Van Veen grab samples: 37.
Staff: Richard Rendigs, Carol M. Parmenter
Affiliate Staff:
Rose Petrecca - WHOI (Cruise Coordinator); Paul Banas - Battelle; James Campbell -- Battelle; Sandra Freitas - Battelle; Timothy Owens - Battelle; Randy Simms - Science Applications Inc. (SAI); Robin Robertson - SAI; Andrew Eliason - Eliason Data Service; William Johnson - Eliason Data Service; Eigi Imamura - visiting investigator
USGS
Notes: No post-cruise report found; information derived from WHSC pre-cruise report and WHOI cruise report.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.30348821 | South: 40.29814876 | West: -71.08769369 | East: -66.66009691 |
Platform(s):
 Oceanus |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Minimal cruise report (WHOI Data Library cruise summary and USGS pre-cruise notice) indicating objectives, equipment, and USGS personnel. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocking Chair Dredge | --- | Geology | 1983-015-FA-SC-001 (DREDGE samples) |
| Grab sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Camera- deep sea | --- | Photo | |
| XBT | --- | Temperature | |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1983-015-FA-LN-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV, NV-FINAL, NV-NSTAR, ) |
