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Deep CCZ
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2018
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Kilo Moana
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Project Title: |
Ecosystem-wide survey of biodiversity, connectivity and ecosystem function across
the deep seafloor biome of the CCZ to help assess and manage the impacts of
polymetallic nodule mining |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Craig R. Smith, UH_SOEST |
Project Institution: |
UH_SOEST |
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Project ID: |
105936 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
9/15/2017 10:19:00 PM |
Created By: |
Craig R. Smith |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/15/2017 10:19:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA/OE - NA17OAR0110209 - Funded
OTHER - 5596 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
The cruise plan involves 10 days transit and 22 days on station. Three marine protected areas (called Areas of Particular Environmental Interest, orAPEIs) set up by the ISA in the western Clarion-Clipperton Zone will be studied. In each APEI, abyssal seafloor and 2 seamounts will be studied. Six station days will support ROV operations on the three seamounts, one day will support multibeam surveys on seamounts, 9 days will support ROV operations at three abyssal plain sites (one site adjacent to each seamount), and 6 days total time will be used for free vehicle deployments/recoveries and CTD profiles to the abyssal seafloor. Deployment + recovery time of each free vehicle requires < 3h, so the 6 days of ship time will allow a total of 48 total free-vehicle deployments distributed among our three seamount and three abyssal plain sites. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
ROV Lu'ukai, Jason or ROPOS
CTD to abyssal depths
A-frame for deployment/recovery of large free-vehicle systems |
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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: |
1009601 |
Created By: |
Craig R. Smith |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/15/2017 10:19:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
9/15/2017 10:19:00 PM |
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Year: |
2018
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Ship/Facility: |
Kilo Moana
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Optimum Start Date:
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3/1/2018 |
Dates to Avoid: |
July-October - Peak of hurricane season |
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Earliest Start Date: |
3/1/2018 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
5/2/2018 |
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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25 |
4 |
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7 |
37 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
N/A |
# of Cruises: |
1 |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
N/A |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Kilo Moana is the support ship for the Lu'ukai and home-ported nearest to our op area. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Western CCZ |
| Description of Op Area: |
APEI number 1, 4 and 7 in the western end of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
~1000 nm across |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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12° 0' N
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151° 30' W
map
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Ending
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4° 48' N
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141° 30' W
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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 |
| 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.) |
N/A |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Honolulu, HI, USA |
None |
Honolulu, HI, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Honolulu is the nearest port to our area of operations |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Craig R. Smith, UH_SOEST |
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# in Science Party |
24 |
# of different science teams |
6 |
# 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 need at least 2 berths for each of the science teams, 11-12 berths for the ROV Lu'ukai team. If an alternate ROV (Jason or ROPOS) us used with a smaller ROV team, we will still fill the 24 science berths. |
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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 |
| 2 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
The ROV Lu'ukai will bring two vans to support their operations. If an alternate ROV is used (Jason or ROPOS) they will also bring 2-3 vans.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
We will use the ROV Lu'ukai, assuming it successfully completes deep testing in Jan 2018. If the Lu'ukai cannot conduct our work to 5200 m depths, we will use the Jason, if available. This would result in a shorter cruise due to higher ROV costs. |
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