Collaborate with NOAA NS&T and Sanctuary programs and with Western CMGP to collect sediment grab samples on the central California shelf for analysis of sediment texture, chemical composition, and accumulation of contaminants.
Location
Farallon Islands, San Francisco, Monterey Bay, California, United States, North America, North Pacific;
Summary
On 10/21/2003, proprietorship of 58 dried samples was transferred to Donell Frank at B&B Laboratories in College Station, Texas for permanent storage. For more information, contact Donell Frank.
per Jim Bischoff. Owens Lake subsamples can be shipped to Denver. Core material is already in Denver. Location of core is: 36deg22.85'N, 117deg57.95'W.
Comments
Cruise is in response to a short-notice request for assistance from NOAA to collect deep water samples. Original Center People field contained: Dann Blackwood: deployment of gear, photography of sediment/sea floor, and collection of sediment samples; Michael Torresan.
