Post Field Activity Information for 75031
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| Platform: | 
WHITEFOOT |
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| Submersible: | |
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| Owner-Operator: | Roy Campbell, Vineyard Haven, MA |
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| Captain: | |
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| Center Principal: | Brad Butman |
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Affiliate Principal
(if any): | John Vermersch-MIT |
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| Area of Operations: | Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic |
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| Bounding Coordinates | |
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| North: | 41.5 |
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| South: | 41 |
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| West: | -71 |
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| East: | -67 |
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| Start and End Dates: | December 4, 1975 to December 6, 1975 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from Vineyard Haven, MA to Woods Hole, MA |
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| Days at Sea: | 3 |
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| Contract: | |
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| Type of Activity: | Mooring work
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| Objectives: | Replace instruments on moorings GBK2 and GBK3, inspect mooring hardware. |
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| Information to be derived: | Time series data
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Scientific Party
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Scientific Party
(affiliate): | John Vermersch-MIT |
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | Mooring gear
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| Navigation techniques used: | |
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| Summary of Results: | Replaced VACM (102) on GBK2, 1/2in chain showed no wear since deployment in September by USCG HORNBEAM). Attempted to recover mooring GBK3 same site but high swells strained hauling equipment so redeployed at original position (40d51minN,67d25minW) |
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| Number of Stations Occupied: | 1 |
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| Number of Submersible Dives: | |
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| Continuous Data (in Km): | |
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| Remarks: | |
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| Contact: | John Vermersch () |
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Report Date: 19:32 5/6/2002 | |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey