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GOM whale ecology
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2012
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Environmental Influences on Diel Calling Behavior in Baleen Whales |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Mark F. Baumgartner, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
103341 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
3/14/2012 1:20:00 PM |
Created By: |
Mark F. Baumgartner |
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Date Last Modified: |
3/14/2012 1:20:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NAVY/ONR - N000141210208 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Two Webb electric gliders equipped with whale acoustic detection instrumentation will be deployed in the central Gulf of Maine during mid-November 2012. The gliders are capable of detecting, classifying, and remotely reporting baleen whale calls to a shore-side computer, and they will survey an area to the west of Jordan Basin where right, humpback, and fin whales are abundant during the late fall and early winter. The objective of the Endeavor cruise is to sample zooplankton in the vicinity of whales in this area to determine on what these whales are feeding, so the ship will rendezvous with the gliders approximately 2 weeks after they are deployed. Since we expect sighting conditions to be quite poor, we will rely on the gliders to direct the ship to areas occupied by whales. Once in these areas, the ship will sample the water column with two systems: (1) a vertical profiling instrument package consisting of a CTD, fluorometer, 1-MHz ADCP, optical plankton counter, and video plankton recorder (provided by the PI), and (2) a 1 m^2 MOCNESS (supplied by the ship if available). Sampling will be conducted during both day and night, and because we expect the weather window to be relatively small due to late fall storms, we anticipate conducting 24-hour operations when we are able to work. We will conduct very limited sighting surveys if conditions allow, but we will only use hand-held binoculars for this (no mounted “big-eye” binoculars will be used). We do not plan at this time to recover the gliders from the Endeavor unless there are problems with the vehicles. They will be recovered later in December. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We would like to use the Endeavor 1 m^2 MOCNESS if available. If this is not available, we will attempt to borrow locate and use a WHOI MOCNESS.
The profiling instrument package requires a conducting sea cable with at least 3 internal conductors since both the CTD and optical plankton counter telemeter data from the instruments to top-side computers via the sea cable. Likewise, the MOCNESS requires a conducting cable to telemeter data from the underwater unit to a top-side computer. |
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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: |
1005288 |
Created By: |
Mark F. Baumgartner |
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Date Last Modified: |
3/14/2012 1:20:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
3/14/2012 1:20:00 PM |
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Year: |
2012
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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11/28/2012 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Avoid Thanksgiving weekend and Monday after Thanksgiving |
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Earliest Start Date: |
11/27/2012 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
11/30/2012 |
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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7 |
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11 |
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: |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Gulf of Maine |
| Description of Op Area: |
The "Outer Fall" area to the west of southern Jordan Basin |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
40x40 miles |
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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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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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Narragansett, RI, USA |
None |
Narragansett, RI, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Start/end port in Woods Hole would be great, but I imagine this will cost more; if so, we will start/end in Narragansett, RI. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Mark F. Baumgartner, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
7 |
# 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 |
We will bring enough people to stand two primary watches to allow 24-hour operations. A single technician to assist with the sea cable setup and maintenance will be needed. |
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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. |
The Endeavor used to have a MOCNESS available for use. If this is still available, we would like to use it. If not, we will procure one from WHOI. |
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