Field Activity Details for field activity 2008-022-FA

Other ID: NMFS HB0805, Leg 3; B-22-08-GK

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine

Affiliate Investigator(s): Elisabeth Broughton, NMFS

Information Specialist(s): Page Valentine

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Multibeam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Multibeam mapping and AUV surveys of northern Georges Bank in support of testing the capability of the new MIT AUV to detect Didemnum on gravel habitats using photography and testing the BIGELOW's ME70 swath bathymetric system.

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Start Port/Location: Newport Naval Base, RI

End Port/Location: Newport Naval Base, RI

Start Date: 2008-07-12

End Date: 2008-07-21

Equipment Used: Simrad ME70, ROV, Digital camera, GPS (wh)

Information to be Derived: Habitat maps;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Cruise purpose was to test the capability of the new MIT AUV to detect the invasive tunicate Didemnum on gravel habitats using photography. Photos collected are curated at MIT Sea Grant, Boston, MA. Other purpose was to test the ME70 swath bathymetric system on the Bigelow. Total of 110 sq. km of sea bed mapped in study area. ME70 imagery curated at NOAA NMFS, Sandy Hook, NJ.

Staff: Page Valentine

Affiliate Staff:
Betsy Broughton
NMFS; Judith Pederson
MIT; Jim Morash and others from MIT

Notes: There will be a port call midway in the cruise to exchange personnel, probably at Coast Guard base in Boston.
Project = Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies, Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies

Location:

Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,

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