2013 EXPEDITION SCHEDULE
March 6-7, 2013
Water Quality, R/V MANTA
- Maintenance of water quality instruments, collection of water samples
April 22-25, 2013
PSBF IV
, R/V MANTA
- Exploration of Potentially Sensitive Biological Features at Alderdice and Rezak Banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
April 29-May 3, 2013
PSBF V, R/V MANTA
- Exploration of Potentially Sensitive Biological Features at Bouma and Sonnier Bank in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
May 6-9, 2013
Yard Maintenance, R/V MANTA
- Removal of encrusting organisms from hull and jets.
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May 14-15, 2013
Water Quality, R/V MANTA
- Maintenance of water quality instruments, collection of water samples, and installation of new mooring buoys.
May 20-24, 2013
UT Geology Class, R/V MANTA
- Collection of sub-bottom profiling data near Galveston.
June 3-6, 2013
PSBF VI, R/V MANTA
- Exploration of Potentially Sensitive Biological Features at Elvers and McGrail Banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
June 10-14, 2013
PSBF VII, R/V MANTA
- Exploration of Potentially Sensitive Biological Features at Sidner and Parker Banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
June 19-25, 2013
TAMUG (DiMarco), R/V MANTA
- Data collection to estimate the distribution of dissolved oxygen concentration and hydrographic properties.
June 28, 2013
TAMU, R/V MANTA
- Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), Department of Oceanography, and Texas A&M Galveston testing of new Slocum gliders.
July 1-2, 2013
Lateral Reconnaisance, R/V MANTA
- Evaluation of potential sites for lateral growth coral monitoring stations.
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July 9-12, 2013
SB LTM, R/V MANTA
- Collection of long-term monitoring data at Stetson Bank.
July 16-19, 2013
TAMUG (Rooker),
R/V MANTA
- Testing of new MOCNESS (Multiple Opening and Closing Net with an Environmental Sensing System).
July 23-26, 2013
Lateral Refurbishment, R/V MANTA
- Refurbishing lateral growth coral monitoring stations.
July 31-August 1, 2013
NOAA Fisheries, R/V MANTA
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Recovery of a large camera array lost during previous operations off another vessel.
August 3-10, 2013
TAMUG (DiMarco), R/V MANTA
- Data collection to estimate the distribution of dissolved oxygen concentration and hydrographic properties.
August 12-16, 2013
EFGB LTM, R/V MANTA
- Collection of long-term monitoring
data at East Flower Garden Bank.
August 19-23, 2013
WFGB LTM, R/V MANTA
- Collection of long-term monitoring
data at West Flower Garden Bank.
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August 27-29, 2013
Coral Spawning , R/V MANTA
- Observation and data collection during annual mass spawning of corals.
September 2-6, 2013
NCRMP, R/V MANTA
- Data collection for National Coral Reef Monitoring Program.
September 23-27
EPA, R/V MANTA
- Sabine Neches Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) Status and
Trend Assessment Survey
October 28-30, 2013
DFH 24, R/V MANTA
- Mohawk ROV shakedown cruise.
November 3-7, 2013
DFH25, R/V MANTA
- Mohawkd ROV shakedown cruise.
November 18-20
WQ/Research, R/V MANTA
- Maintenance of water quality instruments, collection of water samples, and general research activities.
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