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"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. -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-01-Feb_WQ.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2015-12-08"
SCUBA operations will be conducted to retrieve and exchange Sea-Bird CTDs and Onset HOBO temp loggers for data download. Water column samples and profiles will be taken via... -
"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-17-08-OA_MOORING_BUOYS.nc - 29.34N, 94.74W - 2017-07-06"
Recover TAMU Slowey OA instrument package, obtain diver-collected water samples, and exchange tilt meters at EFGB Long Term Mean (LTM) RR Wheel. Verify appropriate site for... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-03-WQ2.nc - 27.91N, 93.6W - 2017-05-08"
Conduct SCUBA operations at Stetson Bank to exchange water quality instruments and to install mooring buoys, as necessary. -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-15-WFGB_LTM_WQ.nc - 29.33N, 94.69W - 2017-08-21"
Conduct SCUBA operations at West Flower Garden Bank for the 2017 long-term monitoring field effort. Operations will include study site setup, photographing repetitive... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-02-JAN_WQ_BLEACHING.nc - 29.34N, 94.75W - 2017-01-31"
Conduct SCUBA operations at EFGB, WFGB, and Stetson Bank to exchange water quality instruments and to collect photographs at RQ stations for ongoing coral bleaching study.... -
"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-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-17-14-EFGB_LTM_WQ.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2017-08-14"
Conduct SCUBA operations to complete EFGB long-term monitoring tasks. 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-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-17-05-UBolt_Install.nc - 29.23N, 94.61W - 2017-05-31"
NOAA FGBNMS dive team will be instructed in the safe operation practices of Hydraulic Drilling and U-Bolt Installation. Training will be conducted by Hank Becker and will be in... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-13-DiMARCO_WTX02.nc - 29.3N, 94.7W - 2017-08-08"
To conduct oceanographic research in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, 12-16 June 2017, to estimate the areal extent and vertical distribution of dissolved oxygen concentration,... -
"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-17-10-STETSON_BANK_LTM.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-07-18"
Conduct SCUBA ops at Stetson Bank to continue the long term monitoring effort. Operations will include photographing long term photo-stations, conducting randomized transects... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-17-DFH_30_ROV.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-09-03"
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-17-18-ROV_DFH32.nc - 29.32N, 94.67W - 2017-09-22"
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-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-16-19-E_and_W_RESPONSE.nc - 29.34N, 94.72W - 2016-10-05"
Complete reef wide Long Term Mean (LTM) fish and random transects at WFGB and conduct additional monitoring at EFGB and Stetson Bank to document the fate of the benthic...