Field Activity 1993-019-FA

Identifier 1993-019-FA
Alternate names 93-1
Purpose Phase I: Aug. 23-27, 1993 - Sidescan-sonar survey of dredge sites and mussel bed locations from New Martinsville to Belmont and around Muskingum Island between Parkersville, WV and Marietta, OH to define river bottom habitat. Phase II: Sep. 2-7, 1993 - SCUBA videography and sampling around Muskingum Island to document freshwater mussel species, populations and bed locations.
Location Grape Island, Muskingum Island, Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio River, New Martinsville, Belmont, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Marietta, Ohio, United States, North America;
Summary Video tapes: 3; Sidescan sonar.
Info derived Habitat maps; Sea floor map;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Dann Blackwood, Matthew Frank, Richard Rendigs, Malcolm Scully.
Itinerary
Start Parkersburg, WV 1993-08-23
End Parkersburg, WV 1993-09-10
Days in the field 19
Bounds
West -81.6
East -80.8
North 39.65
South 39.2

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Ronald C. Circe
Crew members
Richard R Rendigs
Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Patricia Morrison - USF&WS
Affiliate staff Matthew Frank, Malcolm Scully; Ronald Circe - Ch. Sci., Reston; USF&WS: Patricia Morrison, co-Ch. Sci.; Edward Bajakian, Cynthia Bloomer, Camille Collins, Janet Butler, Drew Ellis, Mitchell Ellis, Jerry Wilson; NBS: Russ Dyrland

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Sonar
Data type: Geology, Sidescan

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SCUBA Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
Klein 531 sidescan Sidescan 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1993-019-FA-SO-001 Klein 531 sidescan Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines Nancy K. Soderberg
1993-019-FA-SO-002 Klein 531 sidescan microfilm of Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity