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Voyage - Leg:       AT 03-11
Voyage Dates:       24 Nov - 26 Dec 1997
Chief Sci(s):       Jim Childress/Alan Chave
Address:            Dept. of Life Sciences
                    UCSB
                    Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone:              805-893-3203
Email:              childres@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Cruise Objective:   Biological sampling
Science Activities: Collection of vent animals; Ambient Light Imaging and
                    Spectral System (ALISS) camera system tests and
                    measurements at active vents; water, floc and mineral
                    sulfide sampling
Operations Area:    9N EPR

SSSG Tech:             Greg Herlein, sssg@atlantis.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        Manzanillo, Mexico
Agent:                 Zega Transmarina S.A. de C.V.
                       140 Avenida Morelos, Centro 5to Piso
                       28200 Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
                       Telephone: 011-52-(333) 22060/20480
                       Fax: 011-52-(333) 24477
                       U.S. Phone: (310) 432-6941
                       Vasile Tudoran
Arrival Port:          San Diego, CA
Agent:                 Paxton, Shreve & Hays
                       2191 Main St., Suite 6
                       San Diego, CA 92113
                       Tele: (619) 232-8941
                       Fax: (619) 232-3006
                       Tom Jenkins
Installed Scientific   Fume hood, -70 freezer, deionized water system
Equipment:
WHOI-Provided Science  CTD system, pinger, isotope van, slurp pump with
Tools:                 container, major water samplers, hi & lo temp probes
Program-Provided       Gravity corer, wire-lowered tiltmeter, ALISS, worm
Science Tools:         coffin, crab traps, OPUS, Pelagic slurp pumps with
                       cabling
Shipboard              LBL nav, freezer and refrigerator
Equipment/Nav:
Other Requirements:
Notes:
Navy Clearance Status:

Last Modified: 10/22/1998

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