1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1998-022-FA

Identifier 1998-022-FA
Alternate names CAND9822
Purpose Geological and biological sampling of biological habitats in area closed to fishing as of May 1, 1998.
Location Stellwagen Bank NMS region, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary This is a week of day-trips to sample and photo selected sites prior to closing of area to fishing. 36 photo/video stations; 24 sediment samples collected.
Comments Original Center People field contained: Page Valentine, Dann Blackwood, Tanya Unger, Jessica Baker; For mob/demob: Joe Newell, Bob Barton, Ken Parolski. Project = Stellwagen Bank NMS Mapping Project, Stellwagen Bank NMS Mapping Project Information from Foghorn: old blue winch and video/sampler system, DGPS and P-code navigation system; biological sampling gear and ROV from NOAA and U CONN
Platform
Christopher Andrew
Length: 62 feet; Beam: 20 feet.
Itinerary
Start Gloucester, MA 1998-04-28
End Gloucester, MA 1998-05-01
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -70.6
East -70.033
North 42.8
South 42.083

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Page C Valentine
Crew members
Page C Valentine
Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Robert W Barton
Scientist, Staff
Baker, Jessica
Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.
Scientist, Staff
Kenneth Parolski
Scientist, Staff
Unger, Tanya
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Page C Valentine
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Peter Auster - NOAA/UCONN
Affiliate staff Peter Auster - Univ. of Connecticut, Groton, CT

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling
Data type: Photo, Video, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
ROV Photo, Video, Biology, Geology (no data reported)
SeaBOSS Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology 9

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1998-022-FA-PH-001 SeaBOSS CD ROM disk of BOTTOMPHOTO STELL Nancy K. Soderberg
1998-022-FA-SC-001 SeaBOSS GRAB samples Brian Buczkowski

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Stellwagen_sedimentsamples SeaBOSS Geographic locations of seabed sediment samples from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region. Includes sediment analyses. Page C Valentine
ridges0_SIM2840 SeaBOSS Boulder ridges less than 1 m high on the sea floor of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region. The boulder ridges were identified using multibeam topographic imagery and backscatter intensity of the seabed and video and photographic images collected from 1994 to 2003. Page C Valentine
ridges1_SIM2840 SeaBOSS Boulder ridges greater than or equal to 1 m high on the sea floor of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine region. The boulder ridges were identified using multibeam topographic imagery and backscatter intensity of the seabed and video and photographic images collected from 1994 to 2003. Page C Valentine
sbnmsallsta_SIM2840 SeaBOSS Sample and video stations located in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region. Stations represent the location of a sediment sample and/or the end of a video transect. Page C Valentine
sbnmsallvid_SIM2840 SeaBOSS Video transects of the sea floor in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region. This dataset contains polylines showing extents of video transects documenting seabed characteristics in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region off Boston, Massachusetts, an area of approximately 1100 nautical square miles. Page C Valentine
SIM3341_stations_geology SeaBOSS Point shapefile of quadrangle 6 station locations in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary offshore of Boston, Massachusetts where video, photographs and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2004 - includes sediment sample analyses and interpreted geologic substrate. Page C Valentine
SIM3341_geologic_interp SeaBOSS Polygon shapefile of the interpretation of the seabed geologic substrates in quadrangle 6 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts based on data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2004 Page C Valentine

Datasets not currently associated with specific equipment

Dataset name Description Dataset contact
q5_geologic_interp Interpretation of the seabed geologic substrates in quadrangle 5 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts based on data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2019. Page C Valentine
q5_stations_geology Station locations in quadrangle 5 in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary offshore of Boston, Massachusetts where video, photographs and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2015 - includes sediment sample analyses and interpreted geologic substrate Page C Valentine

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity