Summary for Field Activity Number 1982-038-FA

Alternate Leg ID: OC131; M-06; BLM M-6; BTF M-6

Area of Operations: Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: November 19, 1982 to November 28, 1982

Objectives: Collect bottom grab samples, rocking chair dredge samples, otter trawl samples, bottom still photographs, XBT casts, and other hydrographic measurements for the Georges Bank benthic monitoring program.

Type of Activity: Sampling

Information to be derived: Time series data
Samples and chemical analysis
Grain size analysis
Suspended sediment concentrations

Summary: Bottom grab samples: 6; Van Veen samples: 67; Rocking chair dredge; Otter trawl; Still photos; XBTs: 19.

USGS Project Number: BTF GBMP

Contact: Rick Rendigs (rrendigs@usgs.gov)