Field Activity Details for field activity 2010-090-FA

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): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Try to determine if tunicates differ in DNA depending on what they grow on. Try to determine if tunicates affect eelgrass growth and shoot density.

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Start Port/Location: Stonewall Pond, Marthas Vineyard, MA

End Port/Location: Lake Tashmoo, Marthas Vineyard, MA

Start Date: 2010-09-29

End Date: 2010-09-30

Equipment Used: Sample containers, GPS (wh), Camera- deep sea

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 12 samples preserved: 6 from eelgrass and 6 from hard man-made substrate. Photos taken with drop camera system. 26 Samples tagged for eelgrass shoot density and growth. No live eelgrass observed in Tashmoo Pond, so no samples or photos taken.

Staff: Dann Blackwood

Affiliate Staff:
Phil Colarusso - R1/USEPA
Marty Chintala - NAR/USEPA
Barbara Bergen - NAR/USEPA
Jean Brochi - R1/USEPA; Dave Grunden - Oak Bluffs 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: Continued during 2010-101-FA. Sites reocccupied on Oct 14 to take the 12 DNA samples and collect the eelgrass that was tagged on the 29th of September. Small aluminum boat used for mooring transport on 29th; canoe used on October 14 for equipment transport and survey.

Location:

Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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