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): Robert Reid, NMFS; Jeremy Collie, URI
Information Specialist(s): Page Valentine
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Environmental Data: CTD, Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Visual Identification: Species ID, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Habitat mapping and process studies.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 2002-08-19
End Date: 2002-08-30
Equipment Used: Trawl, Dredge, CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl, SeaBOSS, Digital camera, P-code GPS
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Total of 150 stations occupied; 31 sediment samples; 68 benthic invert samples; 17 naturalist dredge samples; 60 video transects; 99 photo transects.
Staff: Dann Blackwood, Madhavi Mamidipalli, Page Valentine
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Project = Georges Bank Benthic Habitats Studies, Georges Bank Benthic Habitats Studies
Information from Foghorn: SEABOSS, winch, P-code navigation; Other equipment otter trawl nets, naturalist dredge, CTD
Location:
Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.1 | South: 40.4 | West: -69.4 | East: -66.5 |
Platform(s):
 Albatross IV |
Valentine, P.C., Collie, Jeremy S., Reid, Robert N., Asch, Rebecca G., Guida, Vince G., and Blackwood, Dann S., 2007, The occurrence of the colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. on Georges Bank gravel habitat - ecological observations and potential effects on groundfish and scallop fisheries: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 342 no. 1, doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.038.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trawl | --- | Biology | |
| Dredge | --- | Biology Geology | |
| CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl | --- | CTD | |
| SeaBOSS | --- | Surveys (biological) Experiments (biological) Species ID Photo Video Geology Biology | 2002-024-FA-SC-001 (GRAB samples) |
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | 2002-024-FA-PH-002 (Deck photos of field activity operations) |
| P-code GPS | --- | Navigation |
