Other ID: FERL9733
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): Page Valentine
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, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct sidescan sonar mapping of selected areas, sediment sampling, video and photo imagery.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Boston, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1997-10-20
End Date: 1997-11-01
Equipment Used: Edgetech Sidescan sonar, SeaBOSS, DGPS
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Dann Blackwood, David Nichols, Nancy K. Soderberg, Page Valentine, Jessica Baker, Erin Galvin, Shannon McDaniel, Tanya Unger
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Ship arrives in WH on 10-1-97. Others use ship until 10-18-97. Mobilization opportunities: Saturday, 10-11-97, Woods Hole; Saturday, 10-18-97, Boston. First day at sea, Monday 10-20-97.
Project = Stellwagen Bank Mapping Project, Stellwagen Bank Mapping Project
Location:
Stellwagen Bank NMS, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.8 | South: 42.08 | West: -70.6 | East: -70.03 |
Platform(s):
 Ferrel |
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., Scully, L.A., and Fuller, S.J., 2005, Sea floor image maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topography, backscatter intensity, ruggedness, slope, and the distribution of boulder ridges and bedrock outcrops in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2840, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2840.
Valentine, P.C., Gallea, L.B., Blackwood, D.S., and Twomey, E.R., 2010, Seabed photographs, sediment texture analyses, and sun-illuminated sea floor topography in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 469, available at https://doi.org/10.3133/ds469.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgetech Sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | |
| SeaBOSS | --- | Surveys (biological) Experiments (biological) Species ID Photo Video Geology Biology | 1997-033-FA-PH-001 (CD ROM disk of BOTTOMPHOTO STELL JD295, BOTTOMPHOTO STELL JD303, ) 1997-033-FA-NL-001 (CD ROM disk of BOTTOMPHOTO STELL JD295, BOTTOMPHOTO STELL JD303, ) 1997-033-FA-SC-001 (GRAB samples) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation |
