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FGB_Harvey_RAPID
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2018
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Pelican
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Project Title: |
RAPID: Collaborative Research: Impact of freshwater runoff from Hurricane Harvey on coral reef benthic organisms and associated microbial communities |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Jason B. Sylvan, TAMU_CS |
Project Institution: |
TAMU_CS |
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Project ID: |
105950 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
10/3/2017 3:27:00 PM |
Created By: |
Jason B. Sylvan |
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Date Last Modified: |
12/7/2017 10:43:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1800904 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Impact of freshwater runoff from Hurricane Harvey on coral reef benthic organisms and associated microbial communities
This work will consist of two research cruises with 5 lab groups to collect samples at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Estuary (FGBNMS) and along a transect from Galveston to FGBNMS. We aim to determine the impact of freshwater from Hurricane Harvey on FGBNMS; a die-off in 2016 is linked to freshwater input and the much greater Harvey input of freshwater may have profound implications for the reefs at FGBNMS. The Sylvan and Shamberger lab groups (TAMU) will sample water column for microbiology and chemistry using a CTD niskin rosette. The Correa (Rice U.), Santiago (UHCL) and Davies (Boston U.) lab groups will sample corals and sponges for metazoan biology, ecology and microbiology via SCUBA diving. Each group will sample from the West Bank of FGBNMS and East Bank of FGBNMS, requiring 2 days at each site, total (one for diving, one for CTDs) and an additional day will be needed for the transect sampling from Galvesto to FGBNMS, which will be CTD only. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We will need a CTD with niskin bottles capable of standard water column profiling and sampling, the ability for SCUBA diving activities off the fantail or some other suitable, safe entrance/exit pathway for divers, refrigerators and freezers to preserve samples collected and bench space for sample processing. An ultrafreezer (-80C) is desired but not necessary. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
preferable to leave from Galveston, TX, but other ports acceptable as cruise schedules and ship availability will dictate the port.
please note that this proposal has been recommended for funding but is not officially a grant yet, pending final confirmation. the first cruise of the project was already completed, but "Agency Funding Status" is listed as "Pending" for official reporting reasons. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1009620 |
Created By: |
Jason B. Sylvan |
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Date Last Modified: |
10/26/2017 10:33:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
10/3/2017 3:27:00 PM |
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Year: |
2018
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Ship/Facility: |
Pelican
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Optimum Start Date:
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4/22/2018 |
Dates to Avoid: |
none within requested window |
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Earliest Start Date: |
4/22/2018 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
4/30/2018 |
Other Ship(s): |
none |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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5 |
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8 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
N/A |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
N/A |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Flower Garden |
| Description of Op Area: |
National Marine Sanctuary with coral reefs - two banks will be sampled, East Bank and West Bank. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
497 (incl. Galveston transect) |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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27.866667° N
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93.716667° W
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27° 52.00002' N
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93° 43.00002' W
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Ending
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27.916667° N
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93.616667° W
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27° 55.00002' N
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93° 37.00002' W
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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.) |
N/A |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Galveston, TX, USA |
None, |
Galveston, TX, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
closest port to PIs and a CTD transect is planned from Galveston, where freshwater from Harvey is running off, to FGBNMS, the main field site. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Jason B. Sylvan, TAMU_CS |
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# in Science Party |
16 |
# of different science teams |
5 |
# 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 |
5 science groups with 2-3 people each, plus 3 contract scientific divers in addition. technician will be required for CTD operations and maintenance of safety during SCUBA diving ops. |
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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 collecting samples from FGBNMS via SCUBA diving, so need a ship from which diving is possible
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
N/A |
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