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

Field Activity 1998-018-FA

Identifier 1998-018-FA
Purpose Sampling, video, photography of the sea bed; biologial habitat surveys with submersible.
Location eastern Georges Bank, United States, Canada, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary 12 submersible dives (photo and video); 12 biol. dredge stations; 10 amphipod traps; 26 photo/video stations.
Info derived Grain size analysis; Habitat maps;
Comments Project = Georges Bank Habitats Project, Georges Bank Habitats Project Information from Foghorn: Video, photo, sampling system with winch, P-code navigation, Geolink software w/computer;
Platform
Edwin Link
168 feet
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1998-08-14
End Gloucester, MA 1998-08-23
Days in the field 8
Bounds
West -66.53
East -66.416
North 42.25
South 41.75

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Page C Valentine
Crew members
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Baker, Jessica
Scientist, Staff
Unger, Tanya
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Page C Valentine
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Jeremy Collie - URI
Affiliate staff Biologists from URI

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Sediment traps Geology (no data reported)
Dredge Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Grab sampler Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Camera- deep sea Photo (no data reported)
Amphipod traps Biology (no data reported)
P-code GPS Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity