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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-16-17-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-17-12-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-17-13-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-17-08-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-17-04-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-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-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... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-16-Harvey_Response_Survey.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-09-01"
Single side band survey work in the Houston and Galveston Ship Channel as part of NOAA, USACE, and USCG survey efforts to reopen the Ports of Houston and Galveston. -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-11-LTM_DEEP_STATIONS.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-07-25"
Conduct SCUBA operations to install new deep repetitive photostations at EFGB and WFGB in accordance with the Long Term Mean (LTM) interagency agreement. -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-18-CIOERT.nc - 29.19N, 94.59W - 2016-09-26"
This cruise will continue CIOERT, NOAA, and FGBNMS objectives in the NW Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to characterize morphological, physiological, and molecular differences between... -
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-17-DFH_31_ROV.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-09-11"
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-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-17-09-HIA_389_A.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2017-07-12"
NOAA, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) staff and volunteer scientists will conduct surveys on SCUBA at the HI-A-389-A platform in accordance with... -
"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...
