1994-011-FA (CMHRP activity #1266)

Field Activity 1994-011-FA

Identifier

1994-011-FA

Alternate names

9411

Purpose

Conduct sidescan sonar survey, biological and geological sampling, and video observations of sedimentary environments and dredged and undredged habitats.

Location

northern edge of Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Comments

Project = Benthic habitat studies, Benthic habitat studies

Platform

Delaware II

Length: 155 ft (47 m); Beam: 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m).

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1994-11-08
End	Woods Hole, MA	1994-11-18
Days in the field	11

Bounds

West	-69.8427
East	-68.17598
North	43.38722
South	41.72055

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

Page C Valentine

Crew members

Page C Valentine	Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols	Scientist, Staff
Schmuck, Eric A.	Scientist, Staff
Seekins, Barbara A.	Scientist, Staff
Soderberg, Nancy K.	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Jeremy Collie - URI; Peter Auster - NURP/NOAA, UCONN

Affiliate staff

Jeremy Collie, Galo Escanero - URI; Jim DaSilva - Salem State College

Data types and categories

Data category:	Sampling, Imagery, Location-Elevation, Biological Field Study, Visual Identification, Sonar
Data type:	Biology, Geology, Video, Navigation, Experiments (biological), Surveys (biological), Photo, Species ID, Sidescan

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, preliminary results, station locations, map of study locations.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Dredge	Biology, Geology	(no data reported)
Video camera - deep sea	Video	(no data reported)
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
SeaBOSS	Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology	1
Klein 595 100/500kHz sidescan sonar	Sidescan	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1994-011-FA-PH-001	SeaBOSS	CD ROM disk of BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD317, BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD317, BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD318, BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD318, BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD320, BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD321, BOTTOMPHOTO GEORGES JD,	Nancy K. Soderberg