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Chukchi Borderlands
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2016
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USCGC Healy
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Project Title: |
The Chukchi Borderlands – Exploration of pelagic life in a complex polar environment |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Russell R. Hopcroft, UAF_CFOS |
Project Institution: |
UAF_CFOS |
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Project ID: |
104709 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/3/2015 5:07:00 AM |
Created By: |
Russell R. Hopcroft |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/24/2015 5:42:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA/OE - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
This proposal is part of a larger, multi-disciplinary group effort to explore marine communities from microbes to mammals and from sea ice to seafloor in this poorly known, bathymetrically and hydrographically complex Arctic region. As a group, we propose a combination of photographic mapping using ROV, physical sampling, and metagenetic analysis to assess the diversity of this region. We propose a 30-day icebreaker cruise in the summer of 2016, with use of the ROV Global Explorer that provides unique opportunities to capture fragile pelagic organisms and observe benthic fauna in relation to the bathymetric and geomorphological features of the seafloor. This collaborative, integrated ecosystem approach will link well with other ongoing research efforts on the adjacent Chukchi shelf, will be a major contribution to the Arctic Council’s Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) and contributes to the legacy of the Census of Marine Life’s “Arctic Ocean Diversity” initiative. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Icebreaker (Healy or Sikuliaq), walk in incubators, wet and dry labs. We will need a CTD/rosette, 0.322 EM wire for towing CTD and multinets, .622 wire for fishing trawls and box corer, ADCP, multibeam, sufficient deck space/A-frame for ROV and associated vans (to be funded by proposal) |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
This proposal was submiited as 2 parts, each asking for 50% of the required ship and ROV costs... NOAA has placed all ship costs in Iken's proposal and all ROV costs in Hopcroft's |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1007515 |
Created By: |
Russell R. Hopcroft |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/24/2015 5:42:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
2/3/2015 5:09:00 AM |
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Year: |
2016
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Ship/Facility: |
USCGC Healy
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Optimum Start Date:
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7/1/2016 |
Dates to Avoid: |
PI's have other cruises in August and September - Demob must be completed in early August |
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Earliest Start Date: |
6/24/2016 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
6/1/2016 |
Other Ship(s): |
N/A |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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30 |
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8 |
40 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
ideal timing allows access to study region while still having sea ice available for study |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Healy is preferred because of its superior ice-breaking capabilities to reach 78N, however it is possible/probable that Sikuliaq could also reach the operations area during ice minimum, and would have an adequate number of berths |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Chukchi Cap |
| Description of Op Area: |
The northward mid-depth extension of the Chukchi Shelf |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
150 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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77° 30' N
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171° 0' W
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
No |
Coastal States:
NONE |
 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.) |
cruise operates in a combination of US and international waters |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Dutch Harbor, AK, USA |
Nome, AK, USA, Barrow, AK, USA |
Dutch Harbor, AK, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Most personnel could use Barrow, but logistics associated with ROV would require transfer at Nome (Sikuliaq), or from Dutch Harbor (Healy) with possibility of ROV deadheading without full science party- the ROV winch and control van represent the heaviest pieces of equipment. If this is the first cruise for the season, ROV coudl be mobilized in Seattle |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Russell R. Hopcroft, UAF_CFOS |
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# in Science Party |
35 |
# of different science teams |
3 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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2 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
Science party will alternate between traditional sampling at stations and ROV activities. Operator technicians are request to assist with CTD deployments and monitor data collection by shipboard systems including ADCP and multibeam |
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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 |
| 1 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
ROV systems consists of Global Explorer ROV, Instrumented depressor, dedicated Winch, cable and HPU, Tether, 20 ft Control van, and associated Storage containers
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
If Barrow is used to start/end the cruise and ice prevents use of launches, then a helicopter will be needed to shuttle people gear to the vessel. A helicopter is unlikely to be needed unless we are working earlier or later than the time-window requested... Science activities per se do not require the helicopter |
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