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

Field Activity 1986-014-FA

Identifier 1986-014-FA
Purpose Submersible, sidescan, and sampling on Northeast Peak; assessment of juvenile cod abundance and habitat, sedimentary processes and environments, and bottom currents.
Location eastern Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary 45 sediment samples collected. Sidescan sonar survey conducted and juvenile cod contour taken.
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis; Habitat maps;
Comments Project Title: Biostratigraphic and Depositional framework-- U.S. Atlantic Margin (9590-02998) 1986, Leg III of NOAA summer mission. Project = Biostratigraphic, Depositional Framework Atlantic Margin, Biostratigraphic, Depositional Framework Atlantic Margin
Platform
Edwin Link
168 feet
Johnson Sea-link
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1986-08-03
End Woods Hole, MA 1986-08-14
Days in the field 12
Bounds
West -66.72453977
East -65.96861613
North 42.69769287
South 41.76812552

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 Gregory Lough, NMFS
Affiliate staff Gregory Lough, NMFS, Chief Scientist; Dave Potter, NMFS; Peter Anditore, NMFS; John Nielsen, Canada Dept. Fisheries & Oceans; Dave Bieber, Bieber Assoc.

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Klein 531 sidescan Sidescan (no data reported)
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Nikonos camera Photo (no data reported)
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C Navigation (no data reported)
Northstar 7000 LORAN-C Navigation (no data reported)
Grab sampler Biology, Geology 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1986-014-FA-SC-001 Grab sampler SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLE samples Brian Buczkowski

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity