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"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-15-11_ROV-CIOERT_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-07-06"
This cruise will continue CIOERT, NOAA, and FGBNMS objectives in the NW Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to characterize benthic habitat and associated fish communities on sites in and near... -
"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... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-05_CIOERT_Tech_Dive_1.nc - 2917.57N, -9439.92W - 2015-10-28"
FGBNMS-15-05 CIOERT Tech Dive. Texas A&M University/ Department of Ocecanography data from a local source. -
"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-15-06_UTIG_9.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-15-06_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-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-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-15-28_Nov_WQ_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-11-03"
SCUBA operations will be conducted to retrieve and exchange Sea-Bird SBE 37 CTDs and Onset HOBO temp loggers for data download. Water column samples and profiles will be taken... -
"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-15-17_NCRMP2_2.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-08-23"
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is a broad spatial snapshot for reef condition (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_4.nc - 28.95N, 95.34W - 2015-05-25"
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-15-18_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-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-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-15-12_ROV-Stetson_Bank_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-07-12"
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-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-15-06_UTIG_7.nc - 28.95N, 95.34W - 2015-05-28"
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...
