Summary for Field Activity Number 08005

Area of Operations : Santa Barbara Channel, Goleta, California, United States, North America, North Pacific

Dates: Mar 17, 2008 to Mar 19, 2008

Chief scientist: Jonathan Borden
   Tom Lorenson, USGS, Menlo Park

Objectives: ROV survey of Coal Oil Point Seeps in conjunction with SHEARWATER (08018) swath bathymetric cruise.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Photography
ROV

Information to be derived: Sea Floor Map
Samples and Chemical Analysis

Summary: Digital video from ROV; tar samples taken with grab; gas samples taken with sampler designed and built by Gerry Hatcher.

USGS Project Number: 08-9938-0LAX1

Contact: Jonathan Borden (jborden@usgs.gov)