1994-009-FA (CMHRP activity #1264)

Field Activity 1994-009-FA

Identifier

1994-009-FA

Purpose

Recover mooring 435, near Cape Porpoise.

Location

Cape Porpoise, western Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Mooring 435 recovered without complications. Mooring 436 not recovered because we ran out of time; verified that the release would communicate. Mooring recovered: 1 (#435, deployed MARLIN FA 94034 Mar. 24-26, 1994).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Project = W. Gulf of Maine, W. Gulf of Maine

Platform

Gulf Challenger

Length 50 feet; beam 16 feet; draft 5 feet; aluminum hull.

Itinerary

Start	Portsmouth, NH	1994-09-08
End	Portsmouth, NH	1994-09-08
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.26180989
East	-70.23911838
North	43.30683159
South	43.28839672

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

William J. Strahle

Crew members

Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

UNH: Karen Garrison, Ken Maurey, Frank Bubb

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Time Series
Data type:	Navigation, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information.

Moorings

RCV:435: DEP: ;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
GPS (wh)		Navigation	(no data reported)
Bottom platform		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1994-009-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	ECOHAB I mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery