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ECOGIG02
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf – 2 (ECOGIG-2) |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Samantha B. Joye, Georgia |
Project Institution: |
Georgia |
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Project ID: |
104423 |
Version #: |
3 |
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Date Submitted: |
7/2/2014 11:26:00 AM |
Created By: |
Samantha B. Joye |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/31/2017 3:08:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
GOMRI - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
The goal of the ECOGIG program is to understand the impact and signatures of natural hydrocarbon seepage on the Gulf of Mexico's coupled benthic/water column ecosystem. We will also continue to track impacts of and recovery from the Macondo/BP Deepwater Horizon Blowout. To achieve the goals of our program, we will collect water column (using the CTD rosette/niskins) and sediment (multiple corer and deep gravity corer) samples and carry out bottom water geophysical/geochemical surveys using a deep-towed instrument sled (that we will provide). On each annual cruise, we will visit up to 8 sites in the North/North Central Gulf of Mexico. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
For each cruise, we will need a CTD/rosette, MOCNESS, 0.322 EM wire for towing, ADCP, sufficient deck space for Multiple Core deployments/recoveries, a radioisotope isolation van, and if possible a cold van. |
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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: |
1007058 |
Created By: |
Samantha B. Joye |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/2/2014 1:09:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
7/2/2014 11:26:00 AM |
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Year: |
2015
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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6/5/2015 |
Dates to Avoid: |
This project extends a long term data set so our cruises need to be conducted in the same temporal window (as noted above) |
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Earliest Start Date: |
5/15/2015 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
7/15/2015 |
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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24 |
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2 |
0 |
27 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
Yes |
Interval: |
annual |
# of Cruises: |
3 |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
We proposed annual cruises in June 2015, 2016 and 2017. Since we are continuing a time-series data set, the cruises need to be within the same temporal window as our previous cruises which constrains the timing of the start of our cruises to between mid-May and mid-July. |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
We have used the Endeavor for NSF and GOMRI/ECOGIG-related work since 2011. We are familiar with the ship, it's operational capabilities and the crew. This vessel is ideal for our proposed studies. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Northern Gulf |
| Description of Op Area: |
Northern/North Central Gulf of Mexico |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
200 nm |
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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? |
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 |
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Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Samantha B. Joye, Georgia |
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# in Science Party |
16 |
# of different science teams |
4 |
# 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 size of the science party is dictated by the multidisciplinary nature of our work. One technician is needed to assit with processing of CTD ops and CTD and other shipboard data. |
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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 be conducting radiotracer experiments on our cruises in the UNOLS radioisotope isolation van.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
Our work requries a radioisotope isolation van. We would also like to have a cold van on board but realize space may limit that request. |
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