Field Activity Details for field activity 2011-049-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, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Photograph and sample tunicates growing on eelgrass.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Stonewall Pond Bridge Ramp

End Port/Location: Stonewall Pond Bridge Ramp

Start Date: 2011-09-20

End Date: 2011-09-20

Equipment Used: Sample containers, Nikonos camera

Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: We collected 32 whole eelgrass plants and identified and counted the tunicates present on each plant. Photographs were taken of each plant for a total of 163 images.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Dave Grunden
Oak Bluffs Shellfish Constable Phil Colarusso EPA Boston Erik Nelson EPA Boston

Notes: Project = Benthic Hab/Geol & Biol Studies,
VAC: included Dave Grunden, Oak Bluffs Shellfish Constable, Phil Colarusso EPA Boston, Erik Nelson EPA Boston. Original notes listed ship as "By Fins".

Location:

Stonewall Pond, Marthas Vineyard,Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic, Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound,

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Data Acquired