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Seep Connectivity
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2011
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Regional
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Project Title: |
Collaborative Research: Connectivity in western Atlantic seep populations:
Oceanographic and life-history processes underlying genetic structure |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Cindy L. Van Dover, DUML |
Project Institution: |
DUML |
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Project ID: |
102368 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/10/2010 1:28:00 PM |
Created By: |
Cindy L. Van Dover |
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Date Last Modified: |
12/16/2012 2:11:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1031050 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
This study couples oceanographic, life history, and genetic components to explore oceanographic transport processes with concurrent studies of dispersal and connectivity at seep sites (Barbados, Blake Ridge, Alaminos Canyon, Brine Pool, Florida Escarpment) of the Intra-American Sea.
There were 4 mooring/MOCNESS cruises (deployment or recovery) and 3 deep-submergence sampling programs (with MOCNESS) planned during a 3+ year field window. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
COMPLETED WORK
May 2011: Barbados mooring deployment/MOCNESS
Jun 2012: Barbados JASON sampling cruise with MOCNESS
Aug 2012: Blake Ridge SENTRY
Oct 2012: Blake Ridge mooring deployment
REMAINING WORK
Sampling Cruises: First quarter 2014: Leg 1: Blake Ridge Jason sampling; Leg 2: Gulf of Mexico seep sampling
Moorings: The schedule for these needs to be negotiated among the PIs and NSF/UNOLS. The NSF award ends 2014; recovery of moorings in 2015 as suggested in the simplest approach outlined below is thus problematic and does not meet all of our needs.
Mooring recovery: Blake Ridge (coincident with 2014 sampling cruise?)
Mooring deployments: GoM (coincident with 2014 sampling cruise?)
Mooring recoveries: GoM regional class vessel ( first quarter 2015?)
We would like to add SENTRY to our Gulf of Mexico work (especially Florida Escarpment) and telepresence through the Inner Space Center at URI. These activities are under consideration by the science party and operators before proposing to NSF. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
We had indicated in this space that sampling cruises needed to be complete before 2014, since the award runs out at the end of 2014 and shore-based sample processing and manuscript preparation will take up to 2 years or more post cruise. Because all of the sample analyses are dependent on having samples from each location, we can already see that there will not be adequate time to complete the work before the award runs out, even with a 1-yr no-cost extension.
We would like to add SENTRY to our Gulf of Mexico work (especially Florida Escarpment) and telepresence through the Inner Space Center at URI. The potential to undertake these activities are under consideration by the science party and operators. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1003595 |
Created By: |
Cindy L. Van Dover |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/10/2010 1:28:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/10/2010 1:28:00 PM |
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Year: |
2011
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Ship/Facility: |
Regional
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Optimum Start Date:
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1/1/2011 |
Dates to Avoid: |
should be timed for 1 year mooring deployment with recovery by the upgraded ALVIN in early 2012 |
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Earliest Start Date: |
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Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
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Other Ship(s): |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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3 |
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1 |
4 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
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Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
We require a vessel capable of deploying a seafloor mooring equipped with larval/sediment traps and a current meter. We also require a 1-m MOCNESS system with 153 micron mesh nets. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Barbados Seeps |
| Description of Op Area: |
El Pilar: 11 14'N, 59 20.8W; 1300 m
Orenoque A: 10 19.66N, 58 53.35W; 1700 m
Orenoque B: 1019.9N, 58 37.4W; 1950 m |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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Ending
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
Barbados |
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances
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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)?
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No |
If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office?
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No |
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Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.) |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Bridgetown, Barbados |
None |
None |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
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Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Craig M. Young, OIMB |
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# in Science Party |
9 |
# of different science teams |
1 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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1 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
The science party of 9 is required to process MOCNESS samples as they come on board for live and best larval condition. |
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 Dynamic Positioning | ADCP | Multibeam | Seismic |
| Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl Wire | Stern A-frame | Fiber Optic (.681) | 0.680 Coax Wire |
| SCUBA Diving | Radioisotope use - briefly describe | NO Radioisotope use/Natural level work | Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe |
| 0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
1-m MOCNESS, 153 micron mesh nets; provider TBD |
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