Field Activity 2006-032-FA

Identifier 2006-032-FA
Purpose Recover lost moorings (not USGS).
Location Delaware Bay, Cape May, offshore New Jersey, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Training exercise to learn techniques relevant to using a Benthos Stingray ROV in the recovery of moorings and tripods.
Comments Riding along as observer to gain experience in using an ROV in tripod/mooring recoveries. Original Center People field contained: Jonathan Borden, Mooring Tech; Robert Barton, Driver. Project = Shallow Water Acoustics Experiment 06, Shallow Water Acoustics Experiment 06
Platform
Connecticut
Length, molded: 90 feet; Beam: 26 feet.
Itinerary
Start UConn, Groton, CT 2006-09-20
End WHOI, Woods Hole, MA 2006-09-24
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -73.5
East -73
North 40
South 39

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Jonathan Borden
Crew members
Robert W Barton
Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
PARTNER,
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Jim Moum, OSU
Affiliate staff Eben Franks, Benthos, ROV Pilot; Jim Ryder, WHOI, Mooring Tech.; Ray Kreft, OSU, Electrical Engineer

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery
Data type: Photo, Video

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
ROV Photo, Video, Biology, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity