2000-058-FA (CMHRP activity #1629)

Field Activity 2000-058-FA

Identifier

2000-058-FA

Alternate names

IB O-58-00-GM

Purpose

ROV video of sea floor and sediment grab sampling to support interpretation of sidescan data of shelf-edge habitats. Also fish sampling by cooperators from NOAA/NMFS and Florida State University.

Location

northeastern Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

90 sediment grab samples obtained; 15 ROV video stations (1 - 2 hours of video each).

Comments

Original Center People field contained: Kathy Scanlon (geologist, co-chief scientist), Peter Briere (GIS and Navigation). Project = Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Habitat Study, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Habitat Study

Platform

Oregon II

Length 170 feet; beam 34 feet; draft 15 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Pascagoula, MS	2000-03-05
End	Pascagoula, MS	2000-03-11
Days in the field	7

Bounds

West	-86
East	-84.5
North	29.5
South	28

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

Kathryn Scanlon Catanach

Crew members

Kathryn Scanlon Catanach	Scientist, Staff
Briere, Peter	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Christopher C. Koenig, Florida State University

Affiliate staff

C. Koenig, co-chief scientist (biologist, FSU); M. Bahnick, field party chief (biologist, NMFS); J. Brusher (biologist, NMFS); A. David (biologist, NMFS); D. DeVries (biologist, NMFS); G. Fitzhugh (biologist, NMFS); J. Mikulas (biologist, NMFS); C. Palmer (biologist, NMFS); F. Coleman (biologist, FSU); R. van der Beek (student intern, NMFS); K. Davis (biologist, Center for Marine Conservation)

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Video, Biology, Navigation, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Video camera - deep sea	Video	(no data reported)
Trawl	Biology	(no data reported)
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2000-058-FA-SC-001	Van Veen grab sampler	GRAB samples	Brian Buczkowski