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, NOAA Fisheries; 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 studies and mapping.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 2004-11-02
End Date: 2004-11-12
Equipment Used: Trawl, Dredge, CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl, SeaBOSS, Digital camera, P-code GPS
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis; Habitat maps;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Total geological stations: 50; 9 Van Veen sediment samples; 49 video transects; 50 photo sites. Total biological stations: 33 by NMFS and URI; 9 naturalist dredge samples; 24 otter trawl, beam trawl, and CTD stations.
Staff: Dann Blackwood, Erin Heffron, Page Valentine
Affiliate Staff:
Robert Reid (NOAA) and others; Jeremy Collie (URI) and others
Notes: Mobilization at NOAA Fisheries in Woods Hole on Friday, October 29, 2004. Demobe in Woods Hole on Friday, November 12 in the AM.
Project = Gulf of Maine habitats, Gulf of Maine habitats
Information from Foghorn: SEABOSS video/photo/sampling; P-code; NOAA will provide biological sampling gear; naturalist dredge, beam trawl; otter trawl, CTD
Location:
Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.08167 | South: 40.61333 | West: -69.0433 | East: -67.23667 |
Platform(s):
 Delaware II |
Lengyel, N.L., Collie, Jeremy S., and Valentine, Page C., 2009, The invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum on Georges Bank - ecological effects and genetic identification: Aquatic Invasions, v. 4 no. 1, URL: http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2009/AI_2009_4_1_Lengyel_etal.pdf.
Valentine, P.C., Carman, Mary R., Dijksta, Jennifer, and Blackwood, Dann S., 2009, Larval recruitment of the invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum, seasonal water temperatures in New England coastal and offshore waters, and implications for spread of the species: Aquatic Invasions, v. 4 no. 1, URL: http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2009/AI_2009_4_1_Valentine_etal.pdf.
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 | |
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | 2004-027-FA-PH-002 (Deck photos of field activity operations) |
| P-code GPS | --- | Navigation |
