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Recruitment dynamics
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2012
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F. G. Walton Smith
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Project Title: |
Recruitment dynamics and population connectivity in Bahamian octocorals |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Howard R. Lasker, Buffalo |
Project Institution: |
Buffalo |
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Project ID: |
101448 |
Version #: |
6 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/13/2008 4:34:00 PM |
Created By: |
Howard R. Lasker |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/13/2011 9:11:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 0825852 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Research dives along the south coast of Great Abaco, Bahamas will be conducted to monitor marked quadrats for octocoral recruitment and survival. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Scuba (air and nitrox) and small boats for diving |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1004596 |
Created By: |
Howard R. Lasker |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/13/2011 9:11:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
6/13/2011 9:11:00 AM |
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Year: |
2012
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Ship/Facility: |
F. G. Walton Smith
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Optimum Start Date:
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1/15/2012 |
Dates to Avoid: |
The cruise dates are timed to octocoral spawning and need to match +/- a week my past cruises relative to the spawning event. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
1/10/2012 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
1/25/2012 |
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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8 |
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2 |
10 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
2 |
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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: |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Bahamas |
| Description of Op Area: |
Southern edge of the Little Bahama Banks and northern Great Bahama Bank |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
200 |
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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:
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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 |
| Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?
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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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Miami, FL, USA |
None |
Miami, FL, USA |
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: |
Howard R. Lasker, Buffalo |
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# in Science Party |
13 |
# 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 project is built around diving operations and all of the science party will be divers. The primary role of the technician will be maintaining the nitrox compressor and maintaining data logging of SST and currents |
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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. |
The work requires a nitrox compressor to support dive ops.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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