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Voyage - Leg:       OC 416
Voyage Dates:       20-30 Sept. 2005
Chief Sci(s):       Bruce Keafer (Keafer)
Address:            WHOI
                    Redfield 3-32
Phone:              508-289-2509
Email:              bkeafer @whoi.edu
Cruise Objective:   NOAA event response project - Re-map the distribution
                    of toxic dinoflagellate cysts of Alexandrium fundyense
                    and A. ostenfeldii in the Gulf of Maine (including the
                    Bay of Fundy). This survey is part of the emergency
                    event response to the major Alexandrium bloom that
                    occurred in the Gulf of Maine in 2005. This survey will
                    show the change in cyst abundance and distribution
                    after the bloom.
Science Activities: Craib Corer Casts, CTD Casts
Operations Area:    Gulf of Maine/ Bay of Fundy
                    42-45N; 66-71W
                    20-270m

SSSG Tech:             sssg @oceanus.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        Woods Hole, MA
Agent:                 Master R/V Oceanus
                       Attn: Scientist's Name
                       c/o WHOI
                       266 Woods Hole Rd.
                       Woods Hole, MA 02543

                       Contact: John Dyke
                       tel. (508) 289-3770
                       fax: (508) 457-2185
                       email: jdyke @whoi.edu
Arrival Port:          Woods Hole, MA
Agent:                 Same as above
Installed Scientific   12 & 3.5 kHz Transducer
Equipment:             ADCP
                       Deionized Water
                       CTD - 12 X 10L - T,S, transmissometer, fluorescence
                       - Keafer High Flo Valves in protected positions
                       Fume Hood
                       Refrigerator
                       Chest Freezer
                       -70 Deg. Freezer
                       IMET Sensors - wind, atmos pressure
WHOI-Provided Science  Sediment Grab - Backup to Craib Corer
Tools:                 Gravity Core - Will use 200 lbs, 5 ft long small
                       gravity corer usually used on Tioga - third backup
                       instrument
                       Berthing Van - Might be used
Program-Provided       Craib Corer (sci)
Science Tools:
Shipboard
Equipment/Nav:
Other Requirements:    Night Work Anticipated

                       Our preference for deployment of our small and light
                       Craib Corer (100 lbs in air) is via the starboard
                       CTD winch/cable since that wire is relatively light
                       and has a wire-out readout. We do not plan many CTD
                       casts so this is a suitable situation for us.
                       Starboard position will allow less heave of Craib
                       Corer when on ocean floor and provide better
                       samples.

                       Use of the Craib Corer and the backup instruments
                       have been approved for use on the CTD wire.

                       Use of the Craib Corer will be the primary
                       instrument deployed for the cruise. The Sediment
                       Grab is the primary backup device to the Criab
                       Corer. The small gravity corer is the backup to the
                       sediment grab.
Notes:                 Waste Formalin (5%) will be removed by Safety Office
                       upon disembarkment. Unused formalin and methanol
                       along with the samples containing those chemicals
                       will be returned to the lab.
Navy Clearance Status:

Last Modified: 12/13/2006

Check List:          Required?          Comments
US Customs Form      No
Explosives Clearance No
Isotope Use Approval No
Diplomatic Clearance Yes                Canada
SCUBA Diving         No