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Field Activity Details for field activity 1990-032-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): Page Valentine

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Imagery: Video, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Survey and map herring spawning grounds on crest of Georges Bank.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Portsmouth, NH

End Port/Location: Groton, CT

Start Date: 1990-08-24

End Date: 1990-09-06

Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz, Video camera - deep sea, Sidescan sonar

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Page Valentine

Affiliate Staff:
Greg Lough
NMFS

Notes:

Location:

Eastern Georges Bank, United States, Canada, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 42.55119 South: 40.34654 West: -69.2589 East: -66.09375

Platform(s):

photo of NR-1
NR-1

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Video camera - deep sea --- Video
Sidescan sonar --- Sidescan

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