Other ID: CONN0301
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine
Affiliate Investigator(s): James Lindholm, NOAA, Stellwagen Bank NMS
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
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sea floor habitat research.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 2003-08-22
End Date: 2003-08-28
Equipment Used: SeaBOSS
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis; Habitat maps; Sea floor map;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sediment sampling and video/photo transects. Total stations=38. Video/photo stations=38. Sediment sample stations=19.
Staff: Dann Blackwood, Sarah Fuller, Lian Scully, Page Valentine, Charles Worley
Affiliate Staff:
Stellwagen Bank NMS
NOAA
Notes: Note: cruise has been reinstated. Mobe will be in Woods Hole on Friday, Aug. 22; demobe will be in Woods Hole early on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Project = Stellwagen Bank NMS Habitats, Stellwagen Bank NMS Habitats
Location:
Stellwagen Bank, Massachusetts, United States, North America, Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.61397314 | South: 42.20489841 | West: -70.51025391 | East: -70.18030391 |
Platform(s):
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Valentine, P.C., and Gallea, L.B., 2015, Seabed maps showing topography, ruggedness, backscatter intensity, sediment mobility, and the distribution of geologic substrates in quadrangle 6 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3341, 10 sheets, scale 1:25,000, and 21-p. pamphlet, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3341.
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.
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.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeaBOSS | --- | Surveys (biological) Experiments (biological) Species ID Photo Video Geology Biology | 2003-014-FA-PH-001 (CD ROM disk of BOTTOM PHOTO STELL ) 2003-014-FA-SC-001 (grab samples) |
