1994-021-FA (CMHRP activity #1276)

Field Activity 1994-021-FA

Identifier

1994-021-FA

Purpose

Recover tripod and three moorings.

Location

Cape Porpoise, Kennebeck, western Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings 433, 435 and 436 not recovered because they could not be released from their anchors with acoustic release gear. Tripod 434 recovered without incident. Mooring recovered: 1 (#434 deployed MARLIN FA 94034 Mar. 24-26, 1994).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Project = W. Gulf of Maine, W. Gulf of Maine

Platform

Gulf Challenger

Length 50 feet; beam 16 feet; draft 5 feet; aluminum hull.

Itinerary

Start	Portsmouth, NH	1994-08-01
End	Portsmouth, NH	1994-08-01
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-69.6
East	-69.55
North	43.65
South	43.6

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

Marinna A Martini

Crew members

Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.	Scientist, Staff
Peter W. Gill	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Eric Brooks - National Assoc. of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); Sandra Werner - WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Time Series
Data type:	Navigation, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's report including personnel, equipment, tabulated information.

Moorings

RCV:434: DEP: ;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
GPS (wh)		Navigation	(no data reported)
Bottom platform		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1994-021-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	ECOHAB I mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery