Field Activity 1994-032-FA

Identifier 1994-032-FA
Alternate names 9401
Purpose Document character/distribution of fisheries habitats on the northern edge (U.S./Canada) of Georges Bank; quantify trawling/dredging on epibenthic megafauna in fished/unfished areas; sidescan future GLOBEC site; and re-sidescan storm/fisheries impacted Stellwagen Bank.
Location Georges Bank, Stellwagen Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments Sidescan records archived at USGS-Woods Hole. Video tapes/photos archived at USGS; URI-Narragansett, RI; NURP-UCONN-Groton,CT. Biological samples archived at URI.
Platform
Albatross IV
187 feet
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1994-04-06
End Woods Hole, MA 1994-04-15
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -69.8427
East -68.17598
North 42.85798
South 41.19131

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
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 staff Galo Escanero - URI

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Dredge Biology, Geology (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Klein 531 sidescan Sidescan (no data reported)
Osprey camera system Photo, Video (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity