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"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-16-Coral_Spawn_MBON.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-08-25"
FGB Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (FGB_MBON_001) This is the first annual cruise to the FGBNMS in the framework of the MBON project. During this cruise the team will... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-17-DFH_31_ROV.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-09-11"
Conduct Remotely Operated Vehicle operations at Stetson Bank to initialize long term monitoring studies of the mesophotic coral ecosystems at Stetson Bank. Operations will... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-19-ROV_DFH33.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-09-29"
Conduct Remotely Operated Vehicle operations at multiple banks in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico currently undergoing review for potential sanctuary expansion. Capture HD video... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-08-SB_LTM_1.nc - 29.19N, 94.64W - 2016-06-07"
Conduct SCUBA operations at Stetson Bank to continue the long term monitoring effort. Operations will include photographing long term photo-stations, conducting randomized... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-15-WFGB_LTM.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-08-10"
Conduct SCUBA operations at West Flower Garden Bank for the 2016 long-term monitoring field effort. Operations will include photographing long-term photostations, conducting... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-26_Get_Into_Your_Sanctuary_Day_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-06-27"
Release as many as 10 rehabilitated sea turtles, in partnership with NOAA?s Southeast Fisheries Science Center, in the waters offshore of Galveston, TX -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-18_Lionfish_Derby_2.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-08-23"
Conduct SCUBA operations at East and West Flower Garden Banks to support the assessment of fish and benthic communities in areas where lionfish removal is not occurring. Both... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-01-DiMarco_Glider_Recovery.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-01-20"
Deployment of glider at West Flower Garden Bank and recovery of glider 130 nm SE of Galveston, TX. -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-09-HIA_389_A.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2017-07-12"
NOAA, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) staff and volunteer scientists will conduct surveys on SCUBA at the HI-A-389-A platform in accordance with... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-12-EFGB_LTM.nc - 29.11N, 94.48W - 2017-08-01"
Conduct SCUBA operations for the 2017 long-term monitoring field effort. Operations will include study site setup, photographing repetitive photostations, conducting randomized... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-04-SCRIPPS.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-05-15"
Acoustic monitoring equipment recovery, service, and deployment throughout the Gulf of Mexico by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Deigo (UCSD) -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-02-Feb_WQ_I-B_1.nc - 29.28N, 94.8W - 2016-02-24"
SCUBA operations will be conducted to finish water quality tasks. Repetitive photographs will be taken at Stetson Bank to document seasonal change in algal cover. In addition,... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-07_NCRMP1_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-05-31"
This cruise is to establish the FGBNMS as the final of three sentinel climate and ocean acidification monitoring sites of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program?s National... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_8.nc - 28.95N, 95.34W - 2015-05-29"
Marine geology and geophysics field class. Data collection will include a small MCS airgun/streamer system, chirp acoustic reflection, and gravity coring. We may also use a... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-13_ROV-HIA389A_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-07-27"
Conduct SCUBA and Remotely Operated Vessel (ROV) operations on HI-A-389-A in accordance with interagency agreement / cooperative study with BSEE -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-15_Coral_Spawn_and_Mooring_Inspection_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-08-06"
Conduct SCUBA operations to document and study the annual coral spawning event, including placement of tiles at East and West Flower Garden Banks to study coral recruitment.... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-03_Lionfish_Removal_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-06-08"
The main focus of this cruise was monitor abundance and size of lionfish and remove as many as possible of this invasive species -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-29_Dimarco_Glider_Recovery_1.nc - 29.26N, 94.65W - 2015-11-10"
To conduct a recovery of Teledyne Webb Slocum G2 glider (S/N 541, aka, Sverdrup). The recovery is scheduled to take about 2 hours. The operation may require the use of the R/V... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-20-BLEACHING_RESPONSE.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-10-18"
Mark and photograph repetitive photo stations, conduct fish surveys, and photograph random transects at WFGB. Install repetitive transect markers around EFGB in the zone of... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-23-SB_WQ.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-11-08"
Conduct SCUBA operations at Stetson Bank to exchange water quality instruments and scout/mark site to relocate seabird.