Summary for Field Activity Number 2008-006-FA

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Alternate Leg ID: NMFS HB0806; B-1-08-GK

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

Dates: August 13, 2008 to August 26, 2008

Objectives: Georges Bank habitat studies and seabed mapping.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Sea floor mapping
Photography
Video

Information to be derived: Reports
maps

Summary: SEABOSS video/photo stations: 138; bottom temp stations: 138; sediment samples: 4; invasive tunicate Didemnum vexillum samples: 1. Additional otter trawl and bottom dredge samples taken for biological analysis collected and curated by Jeremy Collie, University of Rhode island.

USGS Project Number: 2921-0FO11 - Project Description

Contact: Page Valentine (pvalentine@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier B-1-08-GK. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
Related Resources: Station DescriptionsSeismic Line DescriptionsTrack PlotRelated Web Site

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives: