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  Brydes eDNA and PAM  -  2020  -  Pelican  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Integrating acoustics and eDNA methods to investigate habitat of the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera edeni subsp.) Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Melissa Soldevilla, NOAA/SEFSC Project Institution: NOAA/SEFSC
Project ID: 106714 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 1/23/2020 8:12:00 PM Created By: Melissa Soldevilla
Date Last Modified: 1/23/2020 8:12:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NOAA/NMFS - NONE - Funded
Summary of Field Work: Deploy concurrent passive acoustic and eDNA moorings over the course of 1 year to evaluate and compare abilities of the two sampling methods to detect a rare marine mammal species, the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale. Two passive acoustic moorings (HARPs) were deployed along the shelfbreak of the western Gulf of Mexico in August 2019 and will be recovered in August 2020. An Envirionmental Sample Processor (ESP) mooring to sample eDNA will be ready for deployment in February 2020, and will be recovered in June 2020. This specific ship request is for the ESP mooring deployment in February only. Work would require transit to the site at 93.3959502 deg W 27.67025873 deg N, approximately 2 hours for mooring deployment, and approximately 2 hours in the vicinity of the mooring for testing mooring equipment, then the return transit
Summary of Facility Requirements: An A-frame, crane, or winch or combination of such equipment to deploy the ESP mooring. Equipment must have the ability to deploy 2000-2500 lbs anchor at 250m depth. Winch or crane should have sufficient cable to lower the anchor to within 25m of the 250 m seafloor. Bunk space for 3-5 scientists for up to 3 day trip. Sufficient deck space for the mooring deployment.
Summary of other requirements and comments: An example of the ESP mooring deployment can be seen here. https://vimeo.com/168020010
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1010814 Created By: Melissa Soldevilla
Date Last Modified: 1/23/2020 8:12:00 PM Date Submitted: 1/23/2020 8:12:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2020 Ship/Facility: Pelican
Optimum Start Date: 2/17/2020 Dates to Avoid:  
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 2/10/2020 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 2/29/2020 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
1 1 1 2 5
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
 
Description of Op Area: Single site just southeast of the Flower Garden Banks
Op Area Size/Dia.:  
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
27.670259° N / 93.39595° W map
82 map
NA09 map
Ending
27.670259° N / 93.39595° W map
82 map
NA09 map
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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
None None None
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: Jim Birch, MBARI
# in Science Party 4 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
1
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPUnselected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireSelected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 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 Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

require some combination of A-frame, crane, and/or winch with sufficient cable and strength to deploy 2500 lb mooring anchor to within 25 m of the 250m seafloor.

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.

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