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  Hadal Megafaunal Com  -  2014  -  Global  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Controls on Hadal Megafaunal Community Structure: a Systematic Examination of Pressure, Food Supply, and Topography Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Timothy M. Shank, WHOI Project Institution: WHOI
Project ID: 102858 Version #: 2
Date Submitted: 2/1/2012 10:07:00 PM Created By: Timothy M. Shank
Date Last Modified: 1/24/2013 7:24:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/BIO - #OCE-1131620 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: To characterize megafaunal community structure, the HROV Nereus will perform high-definition imaging and sampling transects at 13 stations within and outside the Kermadec Trench. The on-axis imaging transects will focus on a 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 km site in the southern sector of the trench. The off-axis transect will begin at the previous 10 km site and run west at the same depth intervals to 4 km.
Summary of Facility Requirements: The HROV Nereus
An oceanographic vessel capable of supporting Nereus in the austral 2012 weather season off of New Zealand, sufficient deck space with minimum of 18 scientist berths; Nereus was used successfully from the R/V Kilo Moana in the Mariana Trench in May 2009; dynamic positioning is not required.
Summary of other requirements and comments: We recognize that an ROV Jason II cruise may take place in the spring of 2013 to the Lau Basin and Mata Seamount region and this proposed cruise will share science, engineers, and operators, and gear with this ROV Jason cruise. Would be highly cost-effective to have these cruises be back to back. We anticipate this being on board the R/V Revelle.
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1005079 Created By: Timothy M. Shank
Date Last Modified: 1/24/2013 7:24:00 AM Date Submitted: 2/1/2012 10:07:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2014 Ship/Facility: Global
Optimum Start Date: 2/1/2014 Dates to Avoid: Outside of the serious weather window for the NE New Zealand (Kermadec) region; The Nereus vehicle operations has a more limited operating window than other ROVs.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 1/1/2014 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 5/1/2014 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
35 3 2 6 46
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Kermdec Trench
Description of Op Area: Hadal region along the Kermadec Trench and targets east to the Louisville Seamount chain
Op Area Size/Dia.:  
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
32.037° S / 179.653° E map
426 map
SP04 map
Ending
36.924° S / 177.915° E map
426 map
SP04 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? Yes Coastal States:
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances  

Are you or any member in your science party bringing in any science equipment items which are regulated for export by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
No If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office? No
 Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?

Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.)
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Auckland, New Zealand None Auckland, New Zealand
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
 

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Timothy M. Shank, WHOI
# in Science Party 26 # of different science teams 5 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
5
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements This is a large collaborative field program with 5 different science groups, plus Nereus team, and education team.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Selected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Unselected Other Large Coring FacilityUnselected WHOI Long Core  
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV)
Unselected AlvinUnselected Clelia (HBOI)Unselected JSL I & II (HBOI)Unselected Other HOV
Other Facility
Unselected MISO Facility - deep-sea imagingUnselected Other FacilityUnselected Potential Fields Pool Equipment 
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Unselected JasonSelected Other ROV  
Seismic Facility
Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (OBSIC)Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (OBSIP)Unselected Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program (UTIG)Unselected Other Seismic/OBS Facility
Unselected PASSCALUnselected Portable MCS groupUnselected Portable MCS/SCS groupUnselected U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility (USGS at WHOI)
Towed Underwater Vehicle
Unselected ARGO IIUnselected Hawaii MR1 (HMRG)Unselected IMI12 (HMRG)Unselected IMI120 (HMRG - formerly DSL 120A)
Unselected IMI30 (HMRG)Unselected Other Towed Underwater VehicleUnselected Towfish 
UNOLS Van Pool
Unselected AUV Lab Van #1Unselected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.
The Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle Sentry - WHOI operated
Remote Hadal Landers - Oceanlab operated

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