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

Field Activity 2022-028-FA

Identifier 2022-028-FA
Purpose Collect seabed sediment samples for geological mapping project
Location Stellwagen Bank NMS
Summary A total of 43 sites were visited in 2 survey days aboard the SBNMS's R/V Auk. Seabed video, photos and sediment samples were collected in collaboration with the SBNMS staff.
Info derived Sediment samples for geological mapping
Comments Travel to and from Scituate, MA for day-cruises to Stellwagen Bank. Load Auk in Scituate, MA on Friday, Aug 26, 2022. Entries for this field activity are based loosely on entries from Field Activity 2021-017-FA.
Projects
Platform
Auk
Length: 50 feet; Beam: 20 feet.
Itinerary
Start Scituate, MA 2022-08-29
End Scituate, MA 2022-09-02
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -70.5
East -70
North 42.5
South 42

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Seth Ackerman
Crew members
Marie K Bartlett
Scientist, Staff
Munnelly, Maeve
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Seth Ackerman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Tammy Sliva, SBNMS David Wylie, SBNMS

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SeaViewer 6000 HD Sea-Drop video camera Video (no data reported)
Hemisphere R131 DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
SeaBOSS Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity