1993-006-FA (CMHRP activity #1227)

Field Activity 1993-006-FA

Identifier

1993-006-FA

Alternate names

DE93-03; DLWR9303

Purpose

Collaborative research with NMFS: echo sounding, sidescan sonar surveys, video, and bottom sampling of the southwestern part of Stellwagen Bank to map sedimentary environments and biological habitats.

Location

southwestern Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Continuous data collected: 1013 line km of sidescan sonar data comprising 162 sq. km. of continuous coverage (see trackline map). Stations occupied: color video camera (mounted on Van Veen grab) deployed at 56 sites resulted in 52 sediment samples taken in the study area.

Comments

Project = Shelf mapping - Stellwagen Bank, Shelf mapping - Stellwagen Bank

Platform

Delaware II

Length: 155 ft (47 m); Beam: 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m).

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1993-04-19
End	Woods Hole, MA	1993-04-27
Days in the field	9

Bounds

West	-70.3816
East	-70.222
North	42.26843
South	42.13908

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

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
David R Nichols	Scientist, Staff
Brill, Andrew	Scientist, Staff
Brown, Carol	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
Schmuck, Eric A.	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Milton Carlo - PR

Data types and categories

Data category:	Sonar, Imagery, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Sidescan, Single Beam, Photo, Video, Geology, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, sediment sample and color video transect locations, and sidescan sonar survey trackmap.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Klein 531 sidescan	Sidescan	(no data reported)
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system	Sidescan	(no data reported)
Simrad EC - 810 echo sounder	Single Beam	(no data reported)
Osprey camera system	Photo, Video	(no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	1
GPS (wh)	Navigation	(no data reported)
Loran-C	Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1993-006-FA-SC-001	Van Veen grab sampler	GRAB samples	Brian Buczkowski

Datasets not currently associated with specific equipment

Dataset name	Description	Dataset contact
q5_geologic_interp	Interpretation of the seabed geologic substrates in quadrangle 5 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts based on data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2019.	Page C Valentine
q5_stations_geology	Station locations in quadrangle 5 in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary offshore of Boston, Massachusetts where video, photographs and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2015 - includes sediment sample analyses and interpreted geologic substrate	Page C Valentine