Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-024-FA

Other ID: D-24-09-GK

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine

Affiliate Investigator(s): Vince Guida, NOAA Fisheries

Information Specialist(s): Page Valentine

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Habitat mapping on the northern part of Georges Bank.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2009-08-03

End Date: 2009-08-14

Equipment Used: SeaBOSS, Digital camera, GPS (wh)

Information to be Derived: Habitat maps;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected video and photographic imagery from 128 locations on the northern edge of Georges Bank for the purpose of mapping sea floor habitats and the distribution of the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum. Seabed imagery collected: 2728 digital still photographs archived on DVD; video transects archived on 51 DVDs and backed up on 25 8 mm video tapes. Data is archived at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Staff: Dann Blackwood, Page Valentine

Affiliate Staff:
Vince Guida

Notes: 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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Data Acquired