Other ID: Leg III
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: (1) Determine abundance of lobsters and lobster shelters in selected areas of the northwest region of the Gulf of Maine along two transects originating in commercially productive areas inshore (Boothbay Harbor and Stonington, Maine) and ranging offshore to Cashes Ledge and Jordan Basin, respectively. (2) Describe and record the geological and sedimentary features of the sea floor at all dive locations throughout the programmed transect; collect sediment samples for grain size analysis and qualitative infaunal samples.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1984-07-14
End Date: 1984-07-26
Equipment Used: Camera- deep sea, Video camera - deep sea, Push corer (wh), Northstar 7000 LORAN-C
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Dives JSL2-875 through JSL2-900; 23 stations; 46 sediment samples; film and video employed on all dives.
Staff: Page Valentine
Affiliate Staff:
T. Meyer (NOAA); R. Clifford (NMFS); R. Langton and J. Kronse (Maine
DMR)
Notes:
Project = Assessment of Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Ecology of Lobsters in the Offshore Gulf of Maine, Assessment of Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Ecology of Lobsters in the Offshore Gulf of Maine
Location:
Boothbay Harbor, Stonington, Maine, Cashes Ledge, Jordan Basin, northern Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 43.91943911 | South: 42.83838089 | West: -69.75769043 | East: -67.28823768 |
Platform(s):
Johnson | Johnson Sea-link |
Valentine, P.C., and Commeau, J.A., 1989, The Gulf of Maine rutile province; accumulation of fine-grained, authigenic titanium oxide from sandstone and shale source rocks: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-532, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr89532.
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's report including personnel, purpose, equipment, summary of stations, and location map indicating dive station locations. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Camera- deep sea | --- | Photo | |
Video camera - deep sea | --- | Video | |
Push corer (wh) | --- | Biology Geology | 1984-008-FA-SC-001 (SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLE samples) |
Northstar 7000 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation |