Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Dann Blackwood
Affiliate Investigator(s): Mary Carman, WHOI
Information Specialist(s): Dann Blackwood
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct tunicate surveys to determine extent of growth of tunicates on eelgrass beds.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Vineyard Haven, MA
End Port/Location: Vineyard Haven, MA
Start Date: 2009-10-05
End Date: 2009-10-09
Equipment Used: Digital camera, Quadrats, digital under/above water camera, Sample containers, Refractometer, SCUBA, Camera- deep sea
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: We documented the occurrence of invasive species of tunicates on eelgrass in rapid assessment surveys and quadrat surveys. Eelgrass samples with and without attached tunicates were collected and dried in a drying oven at MV Commission office in Oak Bluffs. Eelgrass samples will be processed by EPA-Boston personnel for carbohydrate, sugar, and starch content. 191 digital photographs were gathered.
Staff: Dann Blackwood
Affiliate Staff:
Mary Carman
WHOI
Research Scientist; Phil Colarusso
Eric Beck
Eric Nelson
EPA-Boston
Research Scientists; Marty Chintala
Barbara Bergen
EPA-Narragansett
Research Scientists; Bill Wilcox
Martha's Vineyard Commission
Scientist; Dave Grunden
Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department
Shellfish Constable; Paul Bagnall
Edgartown Shellfish Department
Shellfish Constable; Fred Benson
Tisbury Shellfish Department
Deputy Shellfish Constable; Daniel Ewart
Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department
Deputy Shellfish Constable; Andrew Jacobs
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Natural Resources Department
Bay Scallop Project Coordinator
Notes: Data Curator: Mary Carman.
Project = Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies, Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies
Location:
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.47978 | South: 41.35207 | West: -70.8398 | East: -70.46631 |
Platform(s):
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | 2009-071-FA-PH-002 (Deck photos of field operations) |
| Quadrats, digital under/above water camera | --- | Photo | |
| Sample containers | --- | Biology Geology | 2009-071-FA-SC-001 (Eelgrass samples with and without attached tunicates: dried.) |
| Refractometer | --- | Conductivity | |
| SCUBA | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology | |
| Camera- deep sea | --- | Photo | 2009-071-FA-PH-003 (DVD ROM disk of BOTTOM PHOTO TASHMOO OCT 6-8, ) 2009-071-FA-PH-001 (188 digital photos of invasive species of tunicates on eelgrass: includes platform, crew, operations, local environment, in-situ, and specimen photos.) |
