Field Activity 2009-024-FA

Identifier 2009-024-FA
Alternate names D-24-09-GK
Purpose Habitat mapping on the northern part of Georges Bank.
Location Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary Collected video and photographic imagery from 128 locations on the northern edge of Georges Bank for the purpose of mapping sea floor habitats and the distribution of the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum. Seabed imagery collected: 2728 digital still photographs archived on DVD; video transects archived on 51 DVDs and backed up on 25 8 mm video tapes. Data is archived at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Info derived Habitat maps;
Comments Project = Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies, Benthic Habitats: Geological and Biological Studies
Platform
Delaware II
Length: 155 ft (47 m); Beam: 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m).
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2009-08-03
End Woods Hole, MA 2009-08-14
Days in the field 11
Bounds
West -68.5107
East -67.11548
North 42.11452
South 41.16211

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
Information specialist(s)
Page C Valentine
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Vince Guida, NOAA Fisheries
Affiliate staff Vince Guida

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SeaBOSS Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology 2
Digital camera Photo 1
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2009-024-FA-PH-001 SeaBOSS Still bottom photographs: 2,728 digital photos from 128 locations. Page C Valentine
2009-024-FA-PH-003 SeaBOSS DVD ROM disk of BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD216-217, BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD218-219, BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD219-220, BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD220-221, BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD221-222, BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD222-224, BOTTOM PHOTO GEORGES JD224-225, Nancy K. Soderberg
2009-024-FA-PH-002 Digital camera Deck photos of field operations Page C Valentine

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity