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  Biodiversity of OMZ  -  2018  -  Oceanus  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Integrating research and undergraduate education: assessing the biodiversity, physiology and ecology of oxygen minimum zone inhabitants off the coast of Oregon Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Annie R. Lindgren, PortlandState Project Institution: PortlandState
Project ID: 105774 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 6/5/2017 2:20:00 PM Created By: Annie R. Lindgren
Date Last Modified: 8/21/2020 7:59:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: INST/OSU - NONE - Funded
NSF/BIO - 2022166 - Declined
Summary of Field Work: We will take 8-10nundergraduate students aboard the R/V Oceanus for an intensive ship-based research experience to sample and study the biodiversity of oxygen minimum zone inhabitants off the coast of Oregon. Students will be active participants in all shipboard activities, which will include several sampling methods designed to collect diverse organisms in good condition and to study the distribution of organisms in relation to the physical and chemical environment. The PI and collaborators have extensive experience with these methods.
I. Trawling: We will use a 3 m2 Tucker Trawl equipped with a 30-liter insulated cod-end. The net was designed to capture delicate organisms in good condition without subjecting them to temperatures outside their normal range. The net is equipped with a temperature and depth probe and utilizes a MOCNESS opening-closing mechanism. It requires an optical or 0.68 conducting cable. This net belongs to collaborator Seibel and has been used successfully aboard the R/V Oceanus previously. We will conduct day and night trawls at 50 and 400 m depths to observe diel vertical migration in oxygenated water and a systematic series of deeper tows (600-1200) to assess biodiversity and study how it changes in relation to changing oxygen concentrations in addition to other physical factors (sunlight, food availability, etc.).
II. Jigging: We will “jig” over the side of the ship at night to collect nektonic squids.
III. CTD Profiles: We will conduct daily CTDO (conductivity, temperature, depth and oxygen) casts to 1200 m depth. Water samples will be collected from Go-Flow bottles and processed for Chlorophyll, oxygen concentration and carbonate chemistry (pH and alkalinity).
IV. Additional shipboard measurements and sample processing: We will measure organismal water content, take morphometrics, examine stomach contents, observe behavior, photograph and preserve all specimens.
V. Processing of collected material: Students will participate in the collection of copepods, cephalopods and fishes that will be used by the PI and collaborators for future scientific research. Students will be active participants of onboard collection and processing: tissue will be taken from all specimens, with subsamples preserved in RNAlater and 100% ethanol. All voucher specimens will be preserved and stored at the PSU Museum of Natural History.

The cruise will ideally be scheduled to accommodate student academic terms, ideally between June and August 2018.
Summary of Facility Requirements: We will provide the net needed to conduct midwater trawls, but will need a CTD/rosette, wire for towing, and sufficient deck space/A-frame for mooring deployments. Feasibility of using our own midwater net has already been discussed with the Marine Superintendant (Stewart Lamerdin) for the R/V Oceanus.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1009388 Created By: Annie R. Lindgren
Date Last Modified: 6/5/2017 2:20:00 PM Date Submitted: 6/5/2017 2:20:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2018 Ship/Facility: Oceanus
Optimum Start Date: 6/19/2018 Dates to Avoid: July 2nd-20th. Co-PI Podrabsky will be conducting field work
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 6/18/2018 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 9/8/2017 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
4 0 0 1 5
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: N/A
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
I applied for and received funding from Oregon State University to take a group of undergraduates to sample the Oxygen Minimum Zone off the coast of Oregon. Scheduling the trip close to the end of our Spring term (e.g. June 18th) would be ideal as the students will have spent the spring term preparing for the expedition.
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Newp. Hydro. L.
Description of Op Area: The Newport Hydrographic Line is an area that extends approximately 165 nautical miles offshore to 128 degrees W. It overlies both continental shelf and slope waters.
Op Area Size/Dia.:  
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
45.317° N / 124.05° W map
157 map
NP09 map
Ending
45.317° N / 124.05° W map
157 map
NP09 map
  Show Degrees Minutes    
Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances  

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)?
No If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office? No
 Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?

Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.)
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Newport, OR, USA None Newport, OR, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
 

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Annie R. Lindgren, PortlandState
# in Science Party 13 # of different science teams 12 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
1
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements We require space for 10 students and 3 faculty, in addition to the technician who will be onboard to oversee general equipment operations.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPUnselected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Selected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Selected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Selected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

We will bring and use a 3 m2 Tucker Trawl equipped with a 30-liter insulated cod-end. The net was designed to capture delicate organisms in good condition without subjecting them to temperatures outside their normal range. The net is equipped with a temperature and depth probe and utilizes a MOCNESS opening-closing mechanism. It requires an optical or 0.68 conducting cable. This net belongs to collaborator Seibel and has been used successfully aboard the R/V Oceanus previously.

Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Unselected Other Large Coring FacilityUnselected WHOI Long Core  
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV)
Unselected AlvinUnselected Clelia (HBOI)Unselected JSL I & II (HBOI)Unselected Other HOV
Other Facility
Unselected MISO Facility - deep-sea imagingUnselected Other FacilityUnselected Potential Fields Pool Equipment 
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Unselected JasonUnselected Other ROV  
Seismic Facility
Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (OBSIC)Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (OBSIP)Unselected Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program (UTIG)Unselected Other Seismic/OBS Facility
Unselected PASSCALUnselected Portable MCS groupUnselected Portable MCS/SCS groupUnselected U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility (USGS at WHOI)
Towed Underwater Vehicle
Unselected ARGO IIUnselected Hawaii MR1 (HMRG)Unselected IMI12 (HMRG)Unselected IMI120 (HMRG - formerly DSL 120A)
Unselected IMI30 (HMRG)Unselected Other Towed Underwater VehicleUnselected Towfish 
UNOLS Van Pool
Unselected AUV Lab Van #1Unselected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.
NA

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