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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-033-FA

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Other ID: NFWF Equipment test

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Neil Kamal Ganju

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Data Type(s): Other: Unknown

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test new and old release shackle for deploying platforms

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Start Port/Location: East Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: East Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2022-09-21

End Date: 2022-09-21

Equipment Used:

Information to be Derived: None, just testing equipment

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Testing the new method of releasing platform. Small shackles didn't work very well. The large shackle worked much better for releasing the platform.

Staff: Robert Bales, Olivia De Meo, Steven Suttles

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Notes:

Location:

Waquoit Bay

Boundaries
North: 41.58116716 South: 41.54648836 West: -70.53754807 East: -70.51334381

Platform(s):

photo of Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters

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