Field Activity 2010-101-FA

Identifier 2010-101-FA
Purpose Try to determine if tunicates differ in DNA depending on what they grow on. Try to determine if tunicates affect eelgrass growth and shoot density.
Location Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary 12 samples preserved: 6 from eelgrass and 6 from hard man-made substrate. Photos taken with drop camera system. 26 samples retrieved for eelgrass shoot density and growth from 2 sites.
Comments Eelgrass tagged with tiewraps on September 29 were retrieved. Phil Colarusso in charge of those samples. Mary Carman has tunicate samples for DNA analysis.
Platform
Small Boat
Itinerary
Start Stonewall Pond, Marthas Vineyard, MA 2010-10-14
End Lake Tashmoo, Marthas Vineyard, MA 2010-10-14
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.765
East -70.75195
North 41.3299
South 41.32269

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Dann S Blackwood
Crew members
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Dann S Blackwood
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Mary Carman WHOI
Affiliate staff Phil Colarusso - R1/USEPA, Dave Grunden - Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department, Shellfish Constable; Department, Bay Scallop Project Coordinator

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Camera- deep sea Photo 1
Digital camera Photo 1
Sample containers Biology, Geology (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2010-101-FA-PH-001 Camera- deep sea Field operations photos: 189 jpeg images. Dann S Blackwood
2010-101-FA-PH-002 Digital camera Field Operations Photo's. Dann S Blackwood

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity