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

Field Activity 2019-314-FA

Identifier 2019-314-FA
Alternate names 2019-003-FA (WHCMSC), 2019-620-FA (PCMSC) RB-19-03 (NOAA)
Purpose Sample collection to determine coral microbiomes and benthic habitat metagenomes
Location Atlantic Ocean off SE US
Summary 15 benthic water samples (10L each) were collected and filtered for metagenomic analysis. Bacteria were cultured from 3 colonies of coral Lophelia pertusa. Samples of coral tissue were collected for molecular biology analyses (1 Lophelia, 8 Enallopsammia, 6 Desmophyllum, and 5 Acanthogorgia).
Info derived DNA sequences
Comments This survey is being conducted in collaboration with scientists from the USGS (Woods Hole and Santa Cruz offices) and NOAA. Additional USGS survey details can be found at: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-003-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-620-FA
Projects
Platform
Ronald H. Brown
Length: 274 feet; Beam: 53 feet
ROV Jason
Two-body ROV system. A 10-kilometer (6-mile) reinforced fiber-optic cable delivers electrical power and commands from the ship through Medea and down to Jason, which then returns data and live video imagery. Medea serves as a shock absorber, buffering Jason from the movements of the ship, while providing lighting and a bird’s eye view of the ROV during seafloor operations. Jason is equipped with sonars, video and still imaging systems, lighting, and numerous sampling systems.
Vehicles
Chevy Suburban Silver
Itinerary
Start Charleston, SC 2019-04-09
End Charleston, SC 2019-04-30
Days in the field 21
Bounds
West -78.322
East -74.503
North 37.031
South 31.079

Personnel

Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)
Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Christina A Kellogg
Crew members
Christina A Kellogg
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Christina A Kellogg
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Sampling
Data type: CTD, Biology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason Surveys (biological), Photo, Video, Biology, Geology, Single Beam, Ground Truthing, Species ID 1
Other Unknown, Meteorology, CTD, Temperature, pH, CO2, Radon, Conductivity, Current, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Fluorescence, Wave, ORP, Tide, Methane, Depth, Light, Nitrate, Gas Hydrates, Density, Sediment Properties, Osmometic Pressure, Chlorophyll, Nutrients, Pressure (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
GeoChip_raw_data Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason Zip file containing microarray probe intensity values and original sample collection data Christina A Kellogg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity