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"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-20-ROV_RESTORE_MT17.nc - 29.03N, 94.49W - 2017-10-10"
We will use the R/V MANTA and the Remotely Operated Vessel (ROV) Mohawk for 5 days at sea to localize and sample coral specimens from mesophotic habitats in the Flower Garden... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_5.nc - 28.95N, 95.34W - 2015-05-26"
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-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-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-17-22-Nov_WQ.nc - 29.31N, 94.67W - 2017-10-30"
Conduct SCUBA operations at EFGB, WFGB, and Stetson Bank to exchange water quality instruments and conduct photo transects and fish surveys in the mortality zone. Collect... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_6.nc - 28.95N, 95.34W - 2015-05-27"
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-16-17-NRL.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-09-20"
Recover "Lander" instrument system off the seafloor. If the primary and secondary recovery systems on board the lander have not yet/cannot be freed from their current fouled... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-27_UTIG_2_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-10-08"
A key question in the marine and energy geosciences is how sand is transported from the river mouth across continental shelves and slopes to eventually be accumulated in... -
"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-17-21-ROV_DFH34.nc - 29.02N, 94.68W - 2017-10-14"
Conduct Remotely Operated Vehicle operations at Stetson Bank to continue long term monitoring studies of the mesophotic coral ecosystems at Stetson Bank. Operations will include... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-18_Lionfish_Derby_1.nc - 28.17N, 94.3W - 2015-08-18"
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-15-16_Long_Term_Monitoring_1_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-09-07"
Conduct SCUBA operations at East Flower Garden Bank and West Flower Garden Bank for the 2015 long-term monitoring field effort. Operations will include photographing long-term... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_2.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-05-24"
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-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-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-16-07-HI_389_A.nc - 27.9N, 93.58W - 2016-06-01"
Pre-removal bioacoustic surveys of HI-A-389-A and EFGB per the requirements of the BSEE / FGBNMS Interagency Agreement -
"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-15-XX_NRL_1.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2015-12-08"
Glider Test Cruise ? testing two new 1000-m gliders. A three-day cruise is planned between Nov 17 and Nov 19, 2015. The cruise dates may be changed due to rough seas. -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-14-FGB_Mortality_Response_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-08-04"
Conduct SCUBA operations at East Flower Garden Bank to document coral mortality. Operations will include photographing randomized benthic transects, fish surveys, and sample... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-14_ROV-FGBNMS_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-07-19"
Conduct Remotely Operated Vehicle operations at multiple banks in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico currently undergoing review for potential sanctuary expansion. Capture HD video...