Describe the canyon fauna in relation to depth and substrates, describe the surficial geology, and conduct detailed bathymetric mapping of the area. Obtain quantitative baseline data on the canyon biota and on the biota of the intercanyon Continental Slope adjacent to Oceanographer Canyon.
Location
Oceanographer Canyon, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
J.R. Uzmann, Chief Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service
Affiliate staff
J.R. Uzmann - Chief Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service; Alan Hulbert - University of New Hampshire; H. Arnold Carr - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries; Lance Stewart - University of Connecticut; William MacLeish - WHOI
