Field Activity 1978-030-FA

Identifier 1978-030-FA
Alternate names 101
Purpose Make faunal surveys and geological observations, and collect rock samples from the walls of Oceanographer Canyon.
Location Oceanographer Canyon, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary ALVIN Dives 835-840. Submersible dives: 6 (#835-840); Samples: 8 (USGS #5121-5128). Dive still photography at WHOI Data Library/ALVIN collection.
Info derived Habitat maps; Sea floor map;
Platform
Lulu
Length: 105 feet; Beam: 48 feet.
Alvin
Length 23 feet; beam 8.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1978-09-22
End Woods Hole, MA 1978-10-01
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -68.25
East -68
North 40.5
South 40

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
Affiliate principal Joseph R. Uzmann - NMFS
Affiliate staff Joseph R. Uzmann - NMFS; S. Cobb - URI

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Camera- deep sea Photo (no data reported)
Push corer (wh) Biology, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity