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Field Activity Details for field activity 2020-011-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

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

Funding Program(s): National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies: Atlantic (LQ000FO)

Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine

Affiliate Investigator(s): Dr. David Wylie, SBNMS

Information Specialist(s): Seth Ackerman

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect seabed sediment samples for geological mapping project

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Scituate, MA

End Port/Location: Scituate, MA

Start Date: 2020-08-21

End Date: 2020-08-28

Equipment Used: SBE 19plus V2 SeaCAT Profiler CTD, GoPro camera, SeaBOSS, Furuno satellite compass SC-30

Information to be Derived: Sediment samples for geological mapping

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Seth Ackerman

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Travel to and from Scituate, MA for day-cruises to Stellwagen Bank.

CTD required as for previous cruises.

Load Auk in Scituate, MA on Friday, August 21, if possible, or Monday, August 24 (Valentine will not be available on Friday).
Canceled due to COVID.

Location:

Stellwagen Bank NMS

Boundaries
North: 42.5 South: 42 West: -70.5 East: -70

Platform(s):

photo of Auk
Auk

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SBE 19plus V2 SeaCAT Profiler CTD --- CTD
Fluorescence
Turbidity
GoPro camera --- Photo
Video
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
Furuno satellite compass SC-30 --- Navigation

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