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Oil Spill Project
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2010
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Cape Hatteras
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Project Title: |
Ecological Crisis in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Understanding the Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Response to the Deepwater Horizon Spill |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Kevin Yeager, USM |
Project Institution: |
USM |
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Project ID: |
102555 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
8/3/2010 5:44:00 PM |
Created By: |
Charlotte A. Brunner |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/3/2010 5:44:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
OTHER - NGI/BP funds - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
We request 10 days work time on a vessel to work in the MC252 area as well as in the Mississippi and Louisiana Bights. We will conduct surface sediment sampling using a multicorer or similar device to sample for oil, drilling mud, other pollutants, and densities of macro- and meio-fauna; hydrocasts with a rosette/CTD to sample for dispersed oil and related pollutants; casts of several types of cameras on the hydrowire (marine snow camera, others) to study dispersal of oily aggregates and dead organisms. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
1. Hydrowinch with conductive cable and suitable frame for deployment to depth of 2000 m. Rosette/CTD.
2. Winch with heavy wire (1/2 inch or 5/8 inch) for coring to a depth of 2000 m.
3. If possible, a multicorer. If possible, an otter trawl.
3. Wet lab space, dry lab space for above activities.
4. Multibeam for bottom geomorphology to locate sampling sites. Other options may serve.
5. Refrigerators and freezers or space to install our own. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
We need 10 work days anytime in August, September, or October. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1003955 |
Created By: |
Charlotte A. Brunner |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/3/2010 5:44:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
8/3/2010 5:44:00 PM |
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Year: |
2010
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Ship/Facility: |
Cape Hatteras
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Optimum Start Date:
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10/7/2010 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
9/1/2010 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
11/1/2010 |
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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10 |
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9 |
21 |
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: |
The chemists, biologists and geologists need to get make measurements at and nearby the Macondo well site and adjacent continental shelf as soon as possible after the flow was stopped in order to accomplish the mission. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
NE Gulf of Mex. |
| Description of Op Area: |
Macondo well locale, Mississippi and Louisiana Bights |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
120 x 100 nmi |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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30.15° N
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87.266667° W
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30° 9' N
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87° 16.00002' W
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Ending
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28.333333° N
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89.6° W
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28° 19.99998' N
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89° 36' W
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
No |
Coastal States:
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 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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Gulfport, MS, USA |
None |
Gulfport, MS, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
We suggest Gulfport because of its proximity to the study site and proximity to the PIs' institution. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Kevin Yeager, USM |
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# in Science Party |
13 |
# of different science teams |
2 |
# 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 |
We will field a coring team and a hydrocast team. In addition, two researchers from NIUST will participate with us. |
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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. |
We will use a multicorer, which can be part of the ship's gear or which we might be able to rent/borrow from another institution.
We need a CTD and rosette, conductive wire, bottles in good condition, computer/software to run the instrumentation, etc.
We need a multibeam or other bottom sensing seismics/acoustics.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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