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Final Report to the NOAA Coastal Services Center Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project, Phase II April 2003 Final Report Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II

Summary of Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Sampling in 200-2000m from North Carolina through Florida

by:

Michael D. Arendt, Charles A. Barans, George R. Sedberry, and Robert F. Van Dolah Marine Resources Research Institute South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 217 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29422

John K. Reed Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Division of Biomedical Marine Research 5600 U.S. 1, North Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Steven W. Ross 55301 Holt Road Wilmington, NC 28409

Submitted to:

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council One Southpark Circle, Suite 306 Charleston, SC 294407-4699

And

NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston, SC 29405-2413

April 2003

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Appendices………………………………………...…………i

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..1

Methods……………………………………………………………………………………2

Results and Discussion……………………………………………………………………3 Summary of data sources ..………………………………………………………..3 Major findings …………………………………………………………………….3 Cost assessment for obtaining data in Phase III………………………………….11

Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………12

References (some cited in text, others cited in Appendix IV)…………………………...12

Appendix I……………………………………………………………………………….23

Appendix II………………………………………………………….…………………...24

Appendix III……………………………………………………………………………...27

Appendix IV………………………………………………………………………...30-156

List of Tables, Figures, and Appendices

Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of data collected by various programs within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping region. Data exist in either electronic (E) or hard-copy (H) formats, which were either interpreted (I) or un-interpreted (U).………………………..10

Figure 1. Distribution of large-scale, regional studies conducted in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project study area. Data for regional studies may be continuous or dis- continuous within the coverage area. Program codes are defined in Appendix II.………5

Figure 2. Distribution of major programs (excluding most R/V Eastward data due to limited access to cruise reports) conducted within the northern portion of the NC sub- region. Program codes are defined in Appendix II ………………………………………6

Figure 3. Distribution of major programs (excluding most R/V Eastward data due to limited access to cruise reports) conducted within the southern portion of the NC sub- region. Program codes are defined in Appendix II ………………………………………7

Figure 4. Distribution of programs limited in spatial extent, primarily within the SC-GA sub-region. See Figures 3-5 for additional programs. Program codes are defined in Appendix II.……………………………………………………………………………….8

Figure 5. Distribution of programs limited in spatial extent within the FL sub-region and two multi-source interpretative data layers (PP01, OM01). Program codes are defined in Appendix II……………………………………………………………….……………….9

Figure 6. Temporal distribution of sampling in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping region…………………………………………………………………………………….11

Appendix I. Major organizations and vessels conducting benthic or seismic sampling in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region since 1950……………………...…….23

Appendix II. Programs and program codes (n =127) identified in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II database……………………………………………...24

Appendix III. Gear codes included in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II database…………………………………………………………………………………..27

Appendix IV. Detailed profiles of the programs (n =127, in alphabetical order) in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II database …………………………..30-156

i Introduction

Biological habitats and mineral resources in deep-waters should be identified, summarized into a database and their locations mapped. Comprehensive maps of deep- water resources are a prerequisite for managing these areas and their associated resources. In addition, this type of information is useful in mitigating conflicting user- group interests and protecting biodiversity. In the South Atlantic Bight (SAB), biological habitats of importance to deep-water fisheries resources include coral mounds, “live bottom” areas, rock outcroppings, man-made structures, tilefish mud bottom, and possibly mineral deposit areas such as manganese nodules and pavement sites. Congressional mandates, such as the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and recognition of Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) under the Magnuson Act re-authorization, have emphasized protecting critical habitats and their associated resources (Murawski et al. 2000, Reed 2000). In the southeastern U.S., information on the distribution and abundance of resources, which was needed to manage and protect such areas, resulted from extensive mapping of specific substrates (e.g., reefs) and species associations (e.g., sponge and/or coral; obligate reef fishes) on the continental shelf during past 20-25 years. Although much is known about bottom type on the continental shelf, considerably less is known about the distribution and importance of bottom type in the waters beyond the shelf edge.

In 1985, the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP-South Atlantic) established a Bottom Mapping Work Group (BMWG) to develop a regional database that describes the location and characteristics of bottom habitats throughout the South Atlantic Bight (SAB). The primary focus of this effort was to identify the location and extent of hard-bottom reef habitats, since these areas represent essential fish habitat (EFH) for a wide variety of species that are commercially and recreationally harvested in the South Atlantic region. In order for state and federal resource agencies to adequately assess reef-fish populations and the effects of changes in fishing pressure, the distribution and amount of hard-bottom reef habitat available for these species must be identified. These important reef habitats also need to be protected from adverse effects related to various anthropogenic stresses. As part of the BMWG’s overall effort to identify critical habitat areas, bottom areas where there was less definitive evidence of reef habitat, no evidence of reef habitat, and the locations of artificial reef were also identified. The efforts of the SEAMAP-SA BMWG resulted in a regional database with data layers available in ArcView GIS format. Also, a report was prepared by the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), with maps of different habitat types to a depth of 200 m. The database (SEAMAP-SA 2001) includes specific point and line coordinates for many different types of records (eg. Television, submersible, diver observations, trawl, trap, side scan records, etc.) as well as a summary of all data available within a 1 minute x 1 minute grid overlay for the entire region. This regional summary of the data has also become an integral base layer of the NOAA Ocean Planning and Information System (OPIS) for the southeast.

1 In 2001, the SEAMAP and the BMWG identified deep-water resources as a priority area for mapping, and initiated an expansion to the existing shelf database to include deep-water data. The objective was to synthesize data on habitat distributions for water depths between 200 and 2000 m within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extending from just south of the VA-NC border to the Florida Keys. This effort was to be completed in three phases. In Phase I, a subcommittee of the BMWG began identifying benthic data sampling methods and developing protocols to evaluate each type of deep-water data using standardized protocols to define bottom type. Phase II (described in this report) involved identifying and summarizing the relevant biological and geological data sets within the project study area for inclusion into a relational database. In Phase III, the data sets identified in Phase II will be acquired and the protocols from Phase I applied during the analysis portion of this effort. Analysis of data sets acquired in Phase III will be compatible with analyses for the shelf database (SEAMAP-SA 2001), facilitating the creation of a combined shelf, slope, and Blake Plateau GIS database that will be available on CD-ROM via the Internet, possibly as an inter-active (i.e., data and map serving capability) product.

Methods

Identification and summarization of data sources within the project study area was partitioned into three sub-regions (NC, SC and GA, FL). The primary contractor for completing this effort was the Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI) of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, with sub-contracts to Dr. Steven W. Ross for the North Carolina sub-region and to Mr. John K. Reed (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution) for the Florida sub-region. Programs representing potential data sources were identified based on first-hand knowledge of sampling and an exhaustive literature search of five electronic databases (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Geology References (GeoRef), Conference Papers Index, Oceanic Abstracts, and Zoological Records). References produced by these searches were evaluated by at least two reviewers to determine the applicability of the research to the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project. Interviews with researchers were often conducted to acquire summary data sets or to verify data summarized in published sources.

Summaries of data sets for programs that conducted sampling in the area of interest to this study were stored in a relational database (Microsoft Access). Program information data (program code, program name, contact person and information, and a program abstract) were stored in a table separate from the summary data. Summary data for each program code and gear code combination included the total number of records, the minimum and maximum sampling depths, the earliest and latest sampling years, the approximate center latitude and longitude of sampling, the approximate coverage area and location, the positioning method(s) used to determine sampling locations, and a short explanation of how sampling was conducted. These data were used to create summary tables and the program-profile reports that appear in this report. The database described is available electronically from the MRRI, the ASMFC, and the NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) upon request.

2 Cost estimates for obtaining the data identified were also included with this Phase II report. Estimates for obtaining these data were based on the assumptions that money would be needed (1) for copying supplies (i.e., blank videotapes), (2) to pay for personnel at the institutions where the data were housed to compile and create copies of these data, and (3) travel and salary costs for an investigator to obtain the data.

Logic used to generate cost estimates were left up to the discretion of each investigator; however, the three approaches were similar. The MRRI associated a total cost of $20 per visual observation record to cover the material cost of the copying (i.e., blank videotape) and to pay someone to make the copy. For all other data types, a rate of $150/day was estimated to compile and copy the necessary materials. The North Carolina investigator estimated a $100/day charge for obtaining copies of electronic data sets. Several additional cost estimates for purchasing data, travel costs, time to compile hard copy data, and miscellaneous charges were also included. The Florida investigator provided time estimates to obtain specific data sets, which were then estimated at the $150/day rate used by the MRRI.

Results and Discussion

Summary of data sources The combined results of literature searches produced nearly 1,000 citations. After exclusion of repeated references and studies not applicable to this project, approximately 275 references were deemed potentially useful. Many potentially useful references were too general to glean specific location or methodology from the published works alone. Similarly, many references represented multiple papers published on the same collections, and these references were consolidated under appropriate sampling programs where feasible. In all, more than 20 organizations (Appendix I) conducted 127 distinct sampling programs (Appendix II) in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping region (32 from the SC-GA region, 60 from the NC sub-region, and 35 from the FL sub-region).

The investigative approach used by the three principal investigators occasionally necessitated consolidation of information into fewer programs for consistency in how programs were defined. For example, several large multi-source data repositories were initially identified as unique programs. Rather than summarize these data as unique programs, these data were summarized in this report under the program which originally collected the data; however, mention of the data repositories were included in the appropriate program abstracts (Appendix IV) as locations where electronic versions of the data may be accessible. This approach to data summation was used for handling museum collections (i.e., National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, University of Miami, Florida Marine Research Institute) and one scientific database (i.e., usSEABED program at the USGS).

Major findings Review of available literature and databases indicated that scientific investigations of the seafloor in the U.S. EEZ in waters 200-2000m include regional, multi-year, and multi-disciplinary investigations as well as small-scale investigations of localized

3 topographical relief (Figures 1-5). Many of these studies were conducted in association with proposed petroleum exploration and were initiated as (1) surveys of the seafloor to identify geological hazard areas where petroleum exploration drilling should be avoided (Popenoe 1980, 1981) or (2) to document baseline ecological conditions in areas where oil drilling was proposed (Texas Instruments 1978; Blake et al. 1985, 1987; MMS 1983, 1984). In addition to an enormous collection of original research, two distinct efforts were undertaken to summarize these data for fishery managers (MGA 1984, Anonymous 1985). Interest in developing commercial fisheries east of the shelf break in the SAB prompted much of the research conducted in this area during 1980’s (Low and Ulrich 1983, Wenner et al. 1992). Since the 1990’s, increased emphasis has been placed on the interaction between fish assemblages and habitats as well as just describing these habitats (Paull et al. 2000, Sedberry et al. 2001).

Geological data were collected primarily with acoustic gears such as seismic profiling (reflection and refraction), bottom sounding, and side-scan sonar. During the 1960’s and 1970’s, the United States Geological Service, Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory mapped much of the southeast using a variety of seismic techniques (Ewing et al. 1966, Uchupi and Emery 1967).

Many geological mapping studies were complemented with sediment samples obtained by numerous piston cores and bottom grabs (Milliman et al. 1967), and less frequently by dredge operations, surface-deployed benthic cameras, and direct underwater observations (Pratt and McFarlane 1965, Milliman et al. 1967). Exploratory drilling was also conducted by five different initiatives (Poag 1978). Lastly, in the 1980’s, the GLORIA II side-scan sonar system was used to map the entire U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (Gardner et al. 1996); thus, providing a very thorough low-resolution coverage of the seafloor within the entire Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region.

Data on sediment type and benthic organisms were obtained primarily from bottom grabs, piston cores, box cores, surface deployed benthic cameras, and camera sled tows made during the Atlantic Continental Shelf and Slope Study between 1962-1969 (Pratt and McFarlane 1965); the South Atlantic Benchmark Program (SABP) in 1977 (Staiger 1978, Tenore 1978); and the Atlantic Continental Slope and Rise Study (ACSAR) between 1983-1987 (Blake et al. 1985, 1987). Trawling operations were conducted by almost all large regional sampling programs, especially programs involving resource management agencies and regional research programs such as the SABP, ACSAR, and most research cruises aboard the R/V Eastward (Appendix IV). Habitat data were also available from exploratory fishing surveys during the 1980’s (Low and Ulrich 1983, Wenner et al. 1992) and from submersible observations (Milliman et al. 1967, Hawkins 1969, Popenoe 1994, Wenner and Barans 2001) or towed cameras (Brundage 1972), primarily near areas of topographic relief or mineral deposits.

Data collected by gears that provided information on bottom type or faunal assemblages at specific coordinates (i.e., hook-line, traps, cores, grabs, suction and direct observation) accounted for 62% of the total data records identified in the Phase II database (Table 1). Direct observation data accounted for almost 45% of this type of data

4 Figure 1. Distribution of large-scale, regional studies conducted in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project study area. Data for regional studies may be continuous or dis- continuous within the coverage area. Program codes are defined in Appendix II.

CM01, WH04, WH05, WL01, LD01, BC02, BC03

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5 Figure 2. Distribution of major programs (excluding most R/V Eastward data due to limited access to cruise reports) conducted within the northern portion of the NC sub- region. Program codes are defined in Appendix II.

DM77 DU50

NM01

SR01 SR04 NS01 WH07 US01 WI01 VM01

WH07

WH07 DM76 DM77

6 Figure 3. Distribution of major programs (excluding most R/V Eastward data due to limited access to cruise reports) conducted within the southern portion of the NC sub- region. Program codes are defined in Appendix II.

SR02 SR03 SR05

NS01

DM76

SR02

NS01

7 Figure 4. Distribution of programs limited in spatial extent, primarily within the SC-GA sub-region. See Figures 3-5 for additional programs. Program codes are defined in Appendix II.

DU03 HB19 UT01 GS02

NA03 MR19 NT02 GS03 m 0 m 20 00 20 NC01 MR17 NA02

NM01 MR18

EZ E US

8 Figure 5. Distribution of programs limited in spatial extent within the FL sub-region and two multi-source interpretative data layers (PP01, OM01). Program codes are defined in Appendix II.

HB19 HB09, HB25-HB27 HB10, HB33

HB21 HB13, HB22, HB31 HB08, HB24 m 0 m 20 00 20

HB11 HB12, HB14-HB18 SU01, SU02

PP01 MR11, HB20, HB23, UM01-UM05 HB28-HB29

OM01

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9 (27% of all data) and could potentially be very useful; however, these data may be very labor-intensive to analyze. Coring samples accounted for almost 20% of this type of data (12% of all data) and may not be useful for interpretation of the surface layer, as these sediments are often discarded or lost.

Data collected by gears that provide general habitat information over a larger segment of the bottom (i.e., acoustic gears, primarily seismic reflection and fathometer data, and fish trawls) accounted for 38% of the total data records identified in the Phase II database (Table 1). Acoustic data are especially valuable because these data often provide continuous profiling over large geographic areas and subsequently may represent significantly greater volumes of habitat data per occurrence than location-specific observations. Trawl data, largely consisting of fish assemblage data, represent about 18% of all data records. The value of fish assemblages for determining habitat type has yet to be determined for this study, but preliminary analysis indicates that fish distribution data may not be useful, as habitat preferences are unknown for most deep- water fishes. Compiled and summarized data, such as maps of bottom type (i.e., Popenoe 1994; Vassalo et al. 1983) created from multiple data sources represented less than 1% of the total data records identified in the Phase II database (Table 1), but these data provide enormous geographic coverage and should be valuable as a data layer.

Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of data collected by various programs within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping region. Data exist in either electronic (E) or hard-copy (H) formats, which were either interpreted (I) or un-interpreted (U).

Info Type Gear Type Total Records EI EU HI HU

Localized Hook-Line 447 247 11 189 Localized Trap 186 15 36 135 Localized Core 672 150 24 498 Localized Grab 573 29 77 467 Localized Suction 81 36 45 Localized Visual Imagery 1554 3 612 147 792 % of all records 61.7 % of Localized Info 12.6 22.0 4.9 60.5

General Trawl 1224 77 288 35 824 General Dredge342342 General Acoustic 589 9 219 132 229 % of all records 37.8 % of General Info 4.0 23.5 7.7 64.7

Interpreted Map 13 13 Interpreted Multi-source 2 2 Interpreted Various gear 12 12 % of all records 0.5 % of Interpreted Info 0.0 48.1 0.0 51.9

10 Approximately 63% of the programs identified were initiated or conducted prior to 1980’s, with the vast majority of these programs completed in the 1960’s (Figure 6). Loran A navigational systems were generally used prior to the early 1970’s. The Loran A positioning system is considered less accurate than the Loran C system, which was generally used from the early 1970’s until the 1990’s, when satellite global positioning systems (GPS) became more available. Similarly, 68% of the data identified by the Phase II effort of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project may only exist in hard-copy format (Table 1). Given the age and format in which the majority of these historical data sets exist, considerable effort may be required to obtain and subsequently analyze the data in Phase III of this project; however, these data may still be critical to include in areas where more recent data are not available. If multiple data sets are available for an area of interest, the more recent data source with improved navigational positioning will probably provide the best information on bottom type for the lowest cost, especially when the data are available in electronic formats.

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51 50

40

30 26

20 18 17

11 10

4

0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Decade when program initiated

Figure 6. Temporal distribution of sampling in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping region.

Cost assessment for obtaining data in Phase III Costs associated with obtaining these data sets were estimated conservatively (i.e., provided extra time and money) to compensate for the fact that most of the data identified exist in hard-copy formats such as cruise reports, station logs, still photographs and/or videotapes. Older data sets may contain valuable information, but could be more costly to obtain because these data were rarely digitized and the principal investigator(s) may be

11 unavailable to assist or provide direction. Minimal costs were estimated for obtaining in- house or web-based data sets, but these data sets were few in number. Some data sets were actually acquired during Phase II.

The combined regional estimate for obtaining the 127 identified deep-water data sets was $34,000 and represents about 272 workdays of effort. The cost estimates for obtaining the deep-water data sets were $18,000 for North Carolina and $16,000 for South Carolina, Georgia and Florida combined. These “best” estimates reflect the probable cost for obtaining the data and do not include any part of the cost of data analyses to be conducted during the Phase III scope of work. Actual costs will depend on the salary of whoever actually physically gathers these data sets and the amount of travel required to obtain the data. Assessment of habitat type from seismic reflection and other large-scale geological data will require extensive knowledge and expertise and would be best accomplished through sub-contracts to geologists familiar with these data sets. One estimate for such a sub-contract indicated six months of professional time (~ $33,000) would be required to evaluate and interpret the remaining GLORIA side-scan sonar and related data sources not previously summarized (Popenoe 2002).

During the Phase II effort of this study, it became apparent that many projects involved sampling that crossed geographical boundaries as defined for the sub-region contractual efforts. Data collection efforts in Phase III would be streamlined significantly if all data for a particular program and sponsor organization were obtained and analyzed by a single investigator. This approach would also help to ensure better consistency in the analysis of particular data sets and avoid redundancy in effort. For example, much of the data collected aboard the Duke Marine Laboratory’s R/V Eastward cruises was collected throughout the entire Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Whoever obtains and analyzes these data should do so for all of the data as they pertain to the entire region, and not limit these efforts to a particular sub-region.

The remainder of this report details the nature and regional extent of data for the programs identified that conducted sampling in the project study area since 1950. Appendix I lists the major organizations and vessels used to collect habitat data. Appendix II lists all 127 programs identified in the Phase II database. Comprehensive lists for gear codes are provided in Appendix III. Detailed program profiles, in alphabetical order, are provided in Appendix IV. The information provided in Appendices II, III, and IV are also contained within the summary Phase II database (MS Access) and are available from the MRRI, the ASMFC, and the NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) upon request.

Acknowledgements Numerous institute archivists and investigators were contacted in regards to these studies and their responses were extremely helpful. We wish to thank Liz DeHart, Dick Buffler, and Patricia Ganey-Curry (UTMSI); Bob Jacobi (SUNY-Buffalo); Peter Popenoe, William Dillon, Kathy Scanlon, and Tom Cronin (USGS); Melissa Lamont (WHOI); Russ Brown, Mark McDuff, and Anne Marie Eklund (NMFS); Stephen Cairns, Cheryl Bright, and Linda Ward (Smithsonian); Lisa Drake and Fred Dobbs (ODU); Judy

12 Winston (VMNH); Charlie Paull, Barbara am Ende, Miriam Kenard and Frank Schwartz (MBARI, UNC-Chapel Hill); Lisa Clough (ECU); Joe Ustach (DUML); Germán Ojeda (CCU); Cindy Cooksey (NOAA); Helen Ivy, Beverly Baker, Dan Machowski, Josh Loefer, Pam Cox-Jutte, and Phil Weinbach (MRRI); Dennis Hanisak, Laura Siemon, and Kris Metzger (HBOI); Gregg Kurtis (FLDEP); Gene Shinn, Dave Camp, Walter Jaap, Henry Norris, and Sandy Farrington (FMRI); Al Hine (USF); Ray McAllister (FAU); Charles Messing (NOVA); John Thompson (CSA); Robert Ginsburg and Nancy Voss (U of Miami); Ken Deslarzes and Kevin Knight (Geo-Marine, Inc.); John Hebert (FL Teleport, Inc.); and Michael Buick (EDC Corp.).

Funding for Phase II of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project was provided by the NOAA Coastal Services Center and administered by the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC). We wish to thank Geno Olmi, Geoff White, and Bob Mahood for their support and contributions to this project.

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22 Appendix I. Major organizations and vessels conducting benthic or seismic sampling in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region since 1950.

Organization Vessels National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Researcher, Mt. Mitchell Bureau of Commercial Fisheries T.N. Gill, Pelican, Combat, Silver Bay, Oregon

National Marine Fisheries Service Oregon II, Delaware II, Albatross IV, Chapman II United States Geological Survey Fay, DSRV Diaphus United States Navy USNS Mizar, USN NR 1, DSRV Deepstar 4000 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Hydrographer, Explorer Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution Atlantis, Bear, Gosnold, Chain, Lulu, DSRV Alvin, DSRV Ben Franklin Lamont-Doherty Geological Laboratory (Columbia U) Vema, Conrad, S.H. Lamb, Gibbs North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Dan Moore Duke University Marine Laboratory Eastward, Cape Hatteras South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Dolphin, Oregon, Palmetto University of Miami Gillis, Gerda, Pillsbury, Columbus Iselin, Gosnold, DSRV Aluminaut Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Johnson, Seward Johnson I & II, Edwin Link-Sea Diver, submersibles Clelia and Johnson Sea Link I & II University of Texas Marine Science Institution Ida Green, Fred Moore Scripps Institute of Oceanography Thomas Washington

Additional organizations University of Wisconsin University of Kansas DePaul University University of Massachusetts University of Rhode Island Lehigh University SUNY - Buffalo City College of New York Utica College McGill University University of Delaware University of Maryland Virginia Polytechnic Institute George Washington University Georgetown University Virginia Institute of Marine Science College of William and Mary Old Dominion University North Carolina State University UNC – Chapel Hill UNC – Wilmington East Carolina University University of South Carolina University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Florida State University

Additional vessels R/V G.W. Pierce II, R/V Endeavor, F/V Fintastic, R/V Gyre, M/V Miss Freeport Delta mini-submersible, FFS Anton Dohrn, S/V Prospekta

23 Appendix II. Programs and program codes (n =127) identified in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II database.

Code Program Name AD01 FFS Anton Dohrn Experimental Fishing Cruise AS01 Atlantic Continental Slope and Rise (ACSAR) BC02 Distribution of benthic Foraminfera BC03 Cureau of Commerical Fisheries/NMFS Exploratory fishing surveys CG01 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Straits of Florida CM01 Continental Margin Program DM76 State of NC R/V Dan Moore general exploratory fishing surveys DM77 State of NC R/V Dan Moore Lobster resource exploratory surveys DU03 Continental Slope Investigations, Fitchko Thesis DU04 Miscellaneous R/V Eastward and R/V Cape Hatteras cruises DU05 R/V Eastward cruises - Be DU06 R/V Eastward cruises - Bookhout DU07 R/V Eastward cruises - Bunting DU08 R/V Eastward cruises - Coil DU09 R/V Eastward cruises - Cole DU10 R/V Eastward cruises - Colwell DU11 R/V Eastward cruises - Coull DU12 R/V Eastward cruises - Cutler DU13 R/V Eastward cruises - Daetwyler DU14 R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise DU15 R/V Eastward - Day DU16 R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise DU18 R/V Eastward - Frankenberg DU19 R/V Eastward - Gray DU20 R/V Eastward - Heezen DU21 R/V Eastward - Herman DU22 R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise DU23 R/V Eastward - Heron DU25 R/V Eastward - Kellog DU26 R/V Eastward - Macintyre DU28 R/V Eastward - Mangum DU29 R/V Eastward - McCloskey DU30 R/V Eastward - Menzies DU31 R/V Eastward - Myers DU32 R/V Eastward - Oppenheimer DU33 R/V Eastward - Pierce DU34 R/V Eastward - Pilkey DU35 R/V Eastward - Pomeroy DU36 R/V Eastward - Posner DU37 R/V Eastward - Pratt DU38 R/V Eastward - Lamont Doherty DU39 R/V Eastward - Rowe

24 Appendix II (continued).

Code Program Name DU40 R/V Eastward - Salmon DU41 R/V Eastward - Schwartz DU42 R/V Eastward - Murphy and Sheridan DU43 R/V Eastward - Steffansson DU44 R/V Eastward - Tietjen DU45 R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise DU46 R/V Eastward - Vernberg DU47 R/V Eastward - Wood DU48 R/V Eastward - Zingmark DU49 R/V Eastward - Marshall DU50 Outer shelf and slope fish community structure GS02 Geologic Hazards and Constraints, OCS Sale 56 GS03 Blake Escarpment Carbonate Edge HB08 R/V Gosnold Biological Surveys HB09 Submersible Reconnaissance Program HB10 Challenger Space Shuttle Recovery Mission HB11 Crinoid Surveys HB12 Diatom Survey HB13 Deep Water Biomedical Marine Research HB14 Echinoderm Survey HB15 HBOI- Division of Marine Engineering HB16 HBOI- Division of Marine Operations HB17 Benthos Recolonization Study HB18 Benthic Survey HB19 Tilefish Survey HB20 Zooplankton Survey HB21 Shark Research HB22 University of Florida - Lobster Study HB23 Lockheed Mission- Triton Missile Search HB24 Mollusk Study HB25 Cable and Site Reconnaissance Survey HB26 Tripod Site Survey HB27 Perry- Target Survey HB28 Seahawk Mission HB29 SSR Boat Recovery Mission HB31 USF- Geological Survey of Florida Keys Paleo-shoreline HB33 HBOI- CORD ROV dives IS01 OE-Islands in the Stream, Cooksey IS02 OE-Islands in the Stream, Sedberry IS02 OE-Islands in the Stream, Sedberry IS03 OE-Islands in the Stream, Jutte IS05 OE-Islands in the Stream – Reed, Pomponi, Widder, Frank LD01 Lamont-Doherty cruise data (1961-1976)

25 Appendix II (continued).

Code Program Name MR11 SEAMAP Bottom Trawl Data MR16 SCDNR MARMAP, Continental Slope Records MR17 SCDNR Charleston Bump MR17 SCDNR Charleston Bump MR18 SCDNR Golden Crab Survey MR19 SCDNR Exploratory Fishing NA02 U.S. Navy Miscellaneous studies NA03 Deep Ocean Technology Program NC01 GA-FL Lithoherm Survey NC02 Straits of Florida Submarine Sinkholes Study NM01 Bottom Trawl Survey, NEFSC NS01 Benthos and biogeo-chemistry of the Carolina continental slope NT02 North Atlantic Transect Experiment OM01 Ocean Margin Drilling Program PP01 Popenoe Map Layer of the Northern Blake Plateau RU01 Rational Use of the Sea Floor (RUSEF) Program - McGregor RU02 Rational Use of the Sea Floor (RUSEF) Program - Doyle SB01 South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Program (SAPB) - Tenore SB02 South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Program (SAPB) - Coull SB03 South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Program (SAPB) - George and Staiger SR01 Ross/Sulak - The Point SR02 Ross/Sulak - Deep Coral Banks SR03 NC Slope Surveys SR04 Sea Beam Bathymetry at "The Point" SR05 Fishery Survey of offshore Carolinas SU01 Calypso Pipeline Proposal and Survey SU02 AES Ocean Express Pipeline Proposal and Survey UM01 R/V Columbus Iselin Biological Surveys UM02 R/V Gilliss Biological Surveys UM03 R/V Gerda Biological Surveys UM04 R/V Pillsbury Biological Surveys UM05 Aluminaut Submersible Observations US01 Brittle star ecology along the continental slope UT01 Geology of the Offshore Southeast Georgia Embayment VM01 Benthic Study of Continental Slope off Cape Hatteras WH06 Ben Franklin Submersible Observations WH07 DSRV Alvin in North Carolina waters WI01 Organic carbon deposition on the Hatteras slope WL01 Wood's Hole (1946-1955) and Lamont (1953-1959) cruise data

26 Appendix III. Gear codes included in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II database.

Code Gear Type Gear Description AC01 Acoustic EG & G Model 259-3 AC02 Acoustic EDO 3.5 kHz Subbottom Profiler AC03 Acoustic O.R.E: EG&G Model 225 AC04 Acoustic O.R.E. UNIBOOM Subbottom Profiler AC05 Acoustic Hydroproducts Gifft Series 4000 Precision Depth Recorder AC06 Acoustic Sparker AC07 Acoustic Raytheon DE-719 AC08 Acoustic Raytheon DE 121 AC09 Acoustic Raytheon DE Recording Fathometer AC10 Acoustic Innerspace Model 400 AC11 Acoustic Odum Echotrac DF 3200 AC12 Acoustic Klein Series 590 Digital Sonar System AC13 Acoustic Klein Series 595 AC14 Acoustic Klein Series 4000 system AC15 Acoustic 170 kHz side-scan sonar (USN NR1 submersible) AC16 Acoustic Generic Fathometer AC17 Acoustic Klein model 531T wet-paper recorder and model 422S- 00EA towfish (100kHz) AC18 Acoustic Air gun seismic profiling system AC19 Acoustic Expendable dynamic penetrometer for measuring seafloor penetrability and shear strength AC20 Acoustic Water gun seismic profiling system AC21 Acoustic Simrad ES 60 fathometer AC22 Acoustic Echosounder- Knudson 320M single beam AC23 Acoustic Side-scan-sonar: AMS-120 AC24 Acoustic Seismic profiling- general AC25 Acoustic Fathometer AC26 Acoustic Multibeam bathymetric survey AC27 Acoustic Side-scan-sonar survey BC01 Core Box core (20 x 30 x 45 cm) BC02 Core Hessler-Sandia Mark III 0.25m2 box core BC03 Core various box cores CO01 Core Non-specific core, Wood's Hole and Lamont-Doherty cruises (1946-1957) GC01 Core Phleger gravity corer PC01 Core Piston core VB01 Core 4-in inner diameter core sampler VB02 Core 2-in inner diameter core sampler VB03 Core 3.5-in inner diameter core sampler VB04 Core Push core, submersible DR01 Dredge 8-ft by 3-ft Scallop Tumbler DR02 Dredge 3-ft Box

27 Appendix III (continued).

Code Gear Type Gear Description DR03 Dredge Cerame-Vivas rock dredge lined with a chain trailbag DR04 Dredge 4-ft Nantucket Hydraulic Clam DR05 Dredge Pipe DR06 Dredge Scallop DR07 Dredge Clam DR08 Dredge Tumbler DR09 Dredge Kirtley Dredge DR10 Dredge Canvus Dredge DR11 Dredge Generic dredge DR12 Dredge Day dredge DR13 Dredge Cape Town Day dredge DR14 Dredge Higgins sled dredge DR15 Dredge Pierce Box dredge DR16 Dredge Campbell dredge DR17 Dredge Riedel dredge (WHOI design) BG01 Grab Shipek Grab BG02 Grab Smith McIntyre Grab BG03 Grab Submersible Manipulator Arm Grab, Scoop BG04 Grab Submersible Manipulator Arm Grab, Claw BG05 Grab Young Grab BG06 Grab "Rocket grab" BG07 Grab Hayward Orange Peel Grab BG08 Grab Van Veen grab sample BG09 Grab Campbell grab BG10 Grab Epibenthic sled for sediment and associated animal collection (see program code AS01) BG11 Grab epibenthic sled with small mesh liner (USGS) BG12 Grab Alpine snapper grab HL01 Hook-Line Horizontal Bottom Longline HL02 Hook-Line Vertical Bottom Longline HL03 Hook-Line Wreckfish Reel HL04 Hook-Line Snapper Reel HL05 Hook-Line Kali poles HL06 Hook-Line Personal hook and line gear MP01 Map Data from Map or chart MP02 Map Bathymetric chart AA01 Multi-source All encompassing data layer source comprised of numerous data sources and gears; assigment of this gear code should be used sparingly. SG01 Suction Submerisble Manipulator Arm Grab, Suction TR01 Trap Blackfish Trap, Baited TR02 Trap Mini-Antillean Trap TR03 Trap Fine-Mesh Trap

28 Appendix III (continued).

Code Gear Type Gear Description TR04 Trap Florida Trap TR05 Trap Chevron Trap TR06 Trap Geryon Trap TR07 Trap Experimental trap TR08 Trap side-entry Fathom Plus trap BT05 Trawl Blake; 5-ft FT01 Trawl 3/4 Yankee Trawl, #36 body-L liner-A cod-E FT03 Trawl Semi-balloon 40/60 4-seam trawl FT04 Trawl Fish; Falcon (233 MRRI) FT06 Trawl Fish; Standard Mongoose FT07 Trawl Fish FT40 Trawl Fish; 40-ft FT45 Trawl 45' Otter Trawl FT49 Trawl Fish; 50-ft FT52 Trawl #36 or #41 Yankee Trawl, w/disc sweeps FT56 Trawl Fish; 55-ft Semi-balloon Otter FT57 Trawl 16' heavy otter trawl with rollers (USGS) FT58 Trawl 25' otter trawl with rollers (USGS) FT59 Trawl 74' 4-seam otter trawl FT60 Trawl 151' Carolina wing trawl (Dan Moore) FT61 Trawl Eastward "small biological trawl", no other data FT62 Trawl 5' double beam trawl FT63 Trawl Eastward try net otter trawl, no other data FT64 Trawl Blake 3 m trawl FT65 Trawl 140' Ingels trawl (Anton Dohrn) FT66 Trawl 30' semi-balloon otter trawl ST05 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 5-ft Headrope ST09 Trawl Shrimp ST10 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 10-ft Headrope ST12 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 12-ft Headrope ST16 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 16-ft Headrope ST20 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 20-ft Headrope ST21 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 21-ft Headrope, 1-in stretch mesh ST22 Trawl Shrimp; Otter, 22-ft Headrope, 2-in stretch mesh ST23 Trawl 40' shrimp trawl ST24 Trawl 55' shrimp trawl TT10 Trawl Try net; 10-ft AA02 Various gear Records include trawl, dredge, grab, etc. SP01 Visual Imagery sediment profile camera (Diaz design) VI01 Visual Imagery Video camera, submersible VI02 Visual Imagery Video camera, ROV VI03 Visual Imagery Still photograph, submersible VI04 Visual Imagery Still photograph, ROV VI05 Visual Imagery Still photograph, bottom camera (surface deployed) VI06 Visual Imagery Written transcripts, submersible VI07 Visual Imagery Written transcripts, from photographs VI08 Visual Imagery Camera drop or sled

29 Appendix IV. Detailed profiles of programs (n = 127, in alphabetical order) in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project Phase II database.

Program: FFS Anton Dohrn Experimental Fishing Cruise Code: AD01 Institute USGS/BRD (Inst. for Sea Fisheries)

Agency Funding: WGISF (Germany) Contact: Dr. K.J. Sulak (M. Stehmann) 7920 NW 71 St. Gainesville FL 32653 Work: 352-378-8181 Fax: 352-378-4956 E-mail: [email protected]

Program During October -November 1979, the FFS Anton Dohrn conducted experimental exploratory fishing operations along the US East coast from MA to FL (cruise 213-3). The chief scientist was M. Stehmann (West German Sea Fisheries Inst.). In addition to the data stored in Germany, Dr. K. Sulak (USGS), who participated in the cruise, also has copies of the data. The purpose of the cruise was to conduct deep water bottom trawling to explore for potential unexploited deep water fishery resources. Many voucher specimens collected during the cruise were deposited in US museums (VIMS, USNM mostly). A report was written about red crab abundance, but nothing else was published from the cruise.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 8 HU 1979 200 1035 Regional N/A 33.8 -76.2

30 Program: Atlantic Continental Slope and Rise (ACSAR) Code: AS01 Institute Battelle New England Marine Research Laboratory

Agency Funding: MMS Contact: 397 Washington Duxbury MA 02332 Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Co-operative study (Battelle Marine Research Laboratory, WHOI, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory) of the biological processes on the U.S. South Atlantic Slope and Rise (ACSAR) "initiated in October 1983 in response to concerns about exploratory drilling on the U.S. Continental Slope (Blake et al. 1987)." Phase One of the study consisted of four cruises (R/V's Cape Hatteras, Columbus Iselin and Gyre) in 1983-1984 to nine stations offshore of Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout, six of which were within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region (Blake et al. 1985). Phase II was originally intended to be a two-year oil rig monitoring program, but due to the postponement of drilling, additional sampling at several Phase I stations and several new stations were conducted during three cruises in 1985 aboard the R/V's Cape Hatteras and Gyre (Blake et al. 1987).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 100 HU 1983 1985 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Dredge 5 HU 1983 1985 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Grab 13 HU 1983 1985 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Trawl 8 HU 1983 1985 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Visual Imagery 18 HU 1983 1985 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0

31 Program: Distribution of benthic Foraminfera Code: BC02 Institute Bureau of Commercial Fisheries

Agency US Department of the Interior Funding: Contact:

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Nine exploratory cruises conducted aboard the M/V Theodore Gill from January 1953 through December 1954 between Cape Hatteras, NC, and Jupiter Inlet, FL, at water depths ranging from nearshore waters to 1000 fathoms, to study the distribution of Foraminfera in the South Atlantic Bight (Moore and Gorsline 1960; Gorsline 1963; Wilcoxon 1964). Sampling for this project was conducted at 80 stratified-random stations, with latitudinal strata located 65 km apart and longitudinal strata separated by 32 km, of which 27 fall within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. In addition, nine "special" stations were included in the study, of which four are relevant to the Deep-water Habitat Mapping Project. Impetus for these surveys was the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s and the US Navy's interest in the biological and chemical conditions, particularly the deep- scattering layer, in these waters. Because of the method used to determine geographic position (relative bearings), the positions for given stations could be erroneous by as much as five miles; thus, these data should not be included in Phase III of the Deep-water Habitat Mapping Project.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 31 HU 1953 1954 200 2000 Regional N/A 31.0 -78.0

32 Program: Bureau of Commerical Fisheries/NMFS Exploratory fishing surveys Code: BC03 Institute SE Fisheries Science Center

Agency NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service Funding: NOAA/NMFS Contact: Mark McDuff 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39567 Work: 228-762-4591 Fax: 228-769-9200 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Exploratory fishing surveys were conducted by the Bureau of Commerical Fisheries in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Western Atlantic began in 1950 (Bullis and Thompson 1965). Initial investigations were conducted by a single vessel (R/V Oregon) in the Gulf of Mexico. Because emphasis in the early days of this program was on shrimp, much of the trawling was conducted in nearshore waters; however, some of the stations included in the shrimp surveys were conducted in waters greater than 200 m. Beginning in 1959, an intensive trawl survey for fish in the SA Bight was initiated aboard the M/V Silver Bay (Brunswick, GA) and continued through 1964, with the assistance of the vessels M/V Combat, M/V Pelican and M/V Oregon. Between 1956-1960, the Bureau of Commerical Fisheries conducted trawl and drege surveys at 483 stations in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Between 1961-1965, these vessels conducted sampling at an additional 1209 stations, of which the number of stations that are of interest to the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project is unknown at this time (Berry and Drummond 1967; Bullis and Cummins 1974). In the 1970's, at least one cruise (#33, NMFS 1972) by the NMFS-Pascagoula vessel Oregon was also conducted in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Voucher specimens were deposited in major museums. Given the format that the data exist in, the age of the data and the methods used to collect the data, acquisition of these data in Phase III of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project should be considered a low priority.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 5 HU 1959 1960 168 192 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Trawl 478 HU 1956 1960 179 878 Regional N/A 31.0 -77.5

33 Program: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Straits of Florida Code: CG01 Institute National Geophysical Data Center

Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding: Contact: Robin Warnken E/GC 325 Broadway Boulder CO 08035 Work: 303-497-6338 Fax: 303-497-6513 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Between 1951 and 1964, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey conducted intensive seismic sampling aboard the R/V's Hydrographer and Explorer, a good deal of which pertained to the Straits of Florida (Jordan 1954; Jordan and Stewart 1964; Jordan et al. 1964; Kofoed 1965; Malloy and Hurley 1970). An undetermined total number of seismic and benthic samples were collected during these cruises; however, information regarding these data are believed to be available from the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. Positioning at the time of sample collection, at least for seismic profiling operations, was determined using very inaccurate methods (i.e., Shoran); thus, these data may be of minimal value for Phase III of the Deep-water Habitat Mapping project.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear HU 1951 1964 200 2000 Regional N/A 24.5 -81.0

34 Program: Continental Margin Program Code: CM01 Institute Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Agency US Geological Survey Funding: ONR Contact: Nancy Soderberg 384 Wood's Hole Wood's Hole MA 02453 Work: 508-457-2275 Fax: 508-457-2310 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Co-operative study between the US Geological Survey and the Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute, initiated in 1963 as a five year study of the Atlantic Continental Shelf and Slope from the US/Canada border to the southern tip of Florida (Emery and Schlee 1963). At least 14 cruises were made in support of this project aboard three research vessels (Gosnold, Asterias and Delaware 7) and the DSRV Alvin between 1963-1968, of which only three Gosnold cruises (45, 49, 74) were conducted in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Bottom grab and photographic data were summarized in Popenoe (1994) via the Hathaway (1971) data report; however, this map did not cover the entire Deep-Water Habitat Mapping region. It was not apparent whether or not seismic data collected during these cruises were also included Popenoe (1994); thus, these data were summarized under program code CM01 in this Phase II Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project database. This work was funded by the Office of Naval Research under contract #2196 (and possibly also by USGS contracts 8358 and 10875). Photographs and station information are available in an electronic format on the USGS Wood's Hole website (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/photographs.html).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 20 HU 1964 1964 200 2000 Regional N/A 31.0 -78.0

35 Program: R/V Dan Moore general exploratory fishing surveys Code: DM76 Institute NC Div. Marine Fisheries

Agency Funding: state of NC & federal Contact: NC Div. Marine Fisheries Box 769 Morehead City NC 28577 Work: 800-682-2632 Fax: E-mail:

Program The R/V Dan Moore, an 85' steel hulled trawler, operated off the North Carolina coast from 1968 through 1981, sampling over 4400 stations. This included several programs and a number of stations in waters deeper than 200 m. Most cruises were targeted toward commercial species and used bottom sampling gear, predominately trawls. All data are digitized. Few (if any) publications resulted from these data and data have not been error checked. The vessel’s purpose was to conduct applied research to enable the Division to manage and develop coastal fisheries resources for the benefit of all North Carolinians. Objectives of individual cruises included gear tests, fish tagging, relative abundance and distribution surveys, biological investigations (i.e., age and growth), bottom type surveys, etc. Information collected consisted of location, environmental, and catch data. In many instances, these RV Dan Moore data are the only biological data for certain areas of the Continental Shelf & slope. Results of cruises were summarized in bulletins from 1968-1974. Complete cruise reports describing methods and results were filed for the remaining cruises. See Phalen (1980) and Guthrie et al. (1981).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 13 EU 1979 1981 200 348 NC 20-95 km2 33.6 -77.8

36 Program: R/V Dan Moore Lobster resource exploratory surveys Code: DM77 Institute NC Div. Marine Fisheries

Agency Funding: mostly state funding Contact: NC Div. Marine Fisheries Box 769 Morehead City NC 28557 Work: 800-682-2632 Fax: E-mail:

Program The R/V Dan Moore operated off the North Carolina coast from 1968 through 1981, sampling over 4400 stations. This included several programs and a number of stations in waters deeper than 200 m. Most cruises were targeted toward commercial species and used bottom sampling gear, predominately trawls. All cruises generated a descriptive cruise report and all data are digitized. Few (if any) publications resulted from these data ,and data have not been error checked. The deep water lobster project involved cruises from May 1968 through December 1973 from Cape Lookout to Virginia. These surveys were designed to identify, quantify, and map deep water American lobster resources off NC & VA. See Holland and Keefe (1977).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 104 EU 1968 1971 200 807 NC N/A 34.0 -76.2

37 Program: Continental Slope Investigations, Fitchko Thesis Code: DU03 Institute Marine Laboratory

Agency Duke University Funding: Contact: Data Manager 135 Duke Marine Lab Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7503 Fax: 252-504-7648 E-mail: www.env.duke.edu/marinelab

Program "Topography, shallow structure and sedimentary processes of the Atlantic continental slope off the carolina coast." Thesis conducted by R.M. Fitchko under the supervision of P. Fleischer at Old Dominion University. Data were collected during six R/V Eastward cruises (E-25-70, E-29-70, E-11-71, E-14-71, E-27-71 and E-18-73) and were archived with the Duke University Marine Laboratory. Bathymetry, seismic profling, dredge hauls and bottom photographs collected in support of this investigation. All data collected are property of the Duke University Marine Laboratory (Fitchko 1976).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 10 HU 1973 1973 200 2000 NC N/A 34.8 -75.5 Acoustic 45 HU 1970 1973 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Core 2 HU 1970 1970 540 1250 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 118 HU 1970 1973 200 2000 Regional N/A 34.0 -76.0 Visual Imagery 3 HU 1970 1973 900 1575 NC N/A 34.7 -75.4

38 Program: Miscellaneous R/V Eastward and R/V Cape Hatteras cruises Code: DU04 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: various Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program After mid-1970 the Consortium ceased producing annual reports with all of the station details for the two ships they have operated. The R/V Eastward was operational between 1964 and about 1977 and was replaced by the R/V Cape Hatteras, which began operations in 1982. Both ships concentrated their work in the South Atlantic Bight, including many stations in waters > 200 m. Many of the deep-water programs for the Eastward are summarized. Summaries of R/V Cape Hatteras data are currently unavailable due to moving of operations offices; however, data from both ships should be considered in the later phases of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project. Samples and possibly data (i.e., underwater camera negatives) may be housed at the Duke Marine Lab. Eastward cruise numbers were not provided for most cruises in the NC sub-region and many of these cruises may have conducted additional sampling south of the NC-SC border. As such, the following R/V Eastward cruises known to have been conducted between the VA-NC border and the Miami Keys may already be summarized in program codes DU05-DU49: E-9-69 and E-36-69 (Pratt 1971; Milliman et al. 1972); E-25-70, E-29-70, E-11-71, E-14-71, E-27-71, E-18-73 (Fitchko 1976); E-16A-74, E-1E-76, E-16-76 (Mullins and Neumann 1979); E-2E-78 (Popenoe 1981); E-3A-79 (Mullins et al. 1981); and E-8-80 (Bailey and Kent 1982). Consultation of references provided in program codes DU05 to DU49 may provide additional information on the respective cruise numbers.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic EU 1964 2003 200 2000 Regional N/A 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 2 HU 1965 1965 225 1615 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1965 1965 275 501 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

39 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Be Code: DU05 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab (City College of New York)

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (Alan Be) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program This was a brief training cruise on R/V Eastward where multiple gears were used over a broad area off North Carolina. A few deep-water sites were sampled.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 1 HU 1966 1966 325 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 2 HU 1969 1969 660 740 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

40 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Bookhout Code: DU06 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (C.G. Bookhout) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Dr. C.G. Bookhout (Duke Univ.) lead three training cruises on R/V Eastward during 1965 with development of larval crustaceans as the main theme.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 1 HU 1967 1320 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 4 HU 1965 346 823 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1965 450 470 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 4 HU 1965 337 945 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

41 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Bunting Code: DU07 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (D.L. Bunting) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program D. Bunting lead three biological oceanography training cruises on R/V Eastward using a variety of gear over a wide area of North Carolina.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 5 HU 1970 200 1850 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

42 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Coil Code: DU08 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab (Univ. of Kansas)

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (W.H. Coil) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program W.H. Coil (Univ. Kansas) lead two training cruises on R/V Eastward with a topic of invertebrate zoology. R. J. Menzies participated in one cruise and likely was responsible for some of the drop camera data collected in relation to his projects.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 2 HU 1968 1970 910 1760 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

43 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Cole Code: DU09 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program C.F. Cole (Univ. MA) lead a general oceanography training cruise on R/V Eastward using multiple gear off the NC coast.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 7 HU 1968 1325 1700 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 17 HU 1968 1970 255 950 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 11 HU 1969 1970 200 1840 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 10 HU 1969 200 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

44 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Colwell Code: DU10 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program R.R. Colwell (Georgetown Univ. & Univ. MD) lead several oceanographic training cruises on R/V Eastward off the NC coast. Research emphasis was microbial ecology.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 4 HU 1968 1969 1000 1500 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 42 HU 1967 1970 200 1725 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 5 HU 1967 200 620 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 60 HU 1967 1970 200 1950 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1970 220 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

45 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Coull Code: DU11 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium &NSF Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (B.C. Coull) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program B.C. Coull (Lehigh Univ.) lead four major cruises on R/V Eastward. The major research focus was continental shelf and slope meiobenthos population compositions, distributions, taxonomy, and community relationships. See Coull (1972) and Coull et al. (1977).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 2 HU 1966 550 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

46 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Cutler Code: DU12 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (E.B. Cutler) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program E.B. Cutler (Univ. RI & Utica College) lead at least five major cruises on R/V Eastward off the NC coast. Research emphasis was on benthic invertebrate distributions (especially sipunculids & pogonophora) and general zoogeography. The slope around Cape Hatteras and the Blake Plateau were emphasized. See Cutler (1975) and Cutler and Doble (1979).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 2 HU 1967 550 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 2 HU 1967 390 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

47 Program: R/V Eastward cruises - Daetwyler Code: DU13 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program C.C. Daetwyler (Lehigh Univ.) lead a short training cruise on R/V Eastward with the emphasis on marine geology.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 3 HU 1965 460 575 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 1 HU 1965 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 77 HU 1965 200 670 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 2 HU 1965 430 650 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

48 Program: R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise Code: DU14 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruise on R/V Eastward. No other data.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 5 HU 1965 445 560 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1965 450 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

49 Program: R/V Eastward - Day Code: DU15 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program J. Day (Duke Univ.) lead numerous cruises on R/V Eastward to conduct cross shelf transects for faunal classification. F. Grassle was co-PI for some cruises. Deep sea invertebrate distribution and zoogeography was a major emphasis. See Day et al. (1971).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 5 HU 1968 480 950 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 6 HU 1969 250 260 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 9 HU 1969 200 850 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1970 1150 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 41 HU 1969 1970 200 2000 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 2 HU 1969 500 980 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

50 Program: R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise Code: DU16 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruise on R/V Eastward. No other data.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 2 HU 1967 300 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 3 HU 1967 225 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

51 Program: R/V Eastward - Doyle Code: DU17 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program R.W. Doyle (Duke Univ.) conducted numerous cruises on R/V Eastward to study population variability of marine amphipods. Effects of environmental stability on genetic composition was part of this research.

52 Program: R/V Eastward - Frankenberg Code: DU18 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruise on R/V Eastward lead by D. Frankenberg (Univ. NC Chapel Hill, deceased).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 2 HU 1966 210 410 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 20 HU 1965 1967 200 520 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 2 HU 1964 384 549 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 12 HU 1965 400 1050 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 7 HU 1965 1967 200 460 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1966 450 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

53 Program: R/V Eastward - Gray Code: DU19 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program I.E. Gray (Duke Univ.) lead at least six cruises on R/V Eastward off NC. While some of the shorter cruises were for training purposes the emphasis was always on the distribution of benthic fauna, especially in regard to zoogeography. The area around Cape Hatteras was often emphasized. Echinoderms were often a target group. F. Grassle (Rutgers Univ.) was co-PI on at least one cruise.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 8 HU 1966 823 1948 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

54 Program: R/V Eastward - Heezen Code: DU20 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program B.C. Heezen (Lamont Geol. Observatory) conducted several geological cruises on R/V Eastward. See Heezen et al. (1966) and Heezen and Sheridan (1966). Heezen et al. (1966) indicates that Eastward cruise E-41 was part of this effort.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 3 HU 1970 460 640 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 3 HU 1968 450 460 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 7 HU 1968 1970 350 1475 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

55 Program: R/V Eastward - Herman Code: DU21 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program S.S. Herman (Lehigh Univ.) lead training cruises on R/V Eastward. Techniques and area sampled varied.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 6 HU 1965 200 1200 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1966 225 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

56 Program: R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise Code: DU22 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruises on R/V Eastward. Techniques and area sampled varied.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 1 HU 1965 320 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 3 HU 1965 320 380 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

57 Program: R/V Eastward - Heron Code: DU23 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program D.S. Heron (Duke Univ.) lead one geology cruise on R/V Eastward off NC.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 2 HU 1965 320 345 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 11 HU 1969 1970 200 590 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

58 Program: R/V Eastward - Jenner Code: DU24 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program C.E. Jenner (Univ. NC-Chapel Hill, deceased) lead several brief training cruises on R/V Eastward. Emphasis was on invertebrates.

59 Program: R/V Eastward - Kellog Code: DU25 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program C.W. Kellog (Duke Univ.) conducted a cruise on R/V Eastward for dissertation research on marine invertebrate larval dispersal. Deep water and shelf hermit crab ecology was a research focus. In cooperation with I. Macintyre bottom samples were taken.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 2 HU 1969 300 385 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 11 HU 1969 200 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 4 HU 1969 205 460 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

60 Program: R/V Eastward - Macintyre Code: DU26 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program I.G. Macintyre (McGill Univ.) lead several cruises on R/V Eastward. In addition to training, shelf and deep sea geology were emphasized, especially hard ground structure distribution and formation.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 4 HU 1968 370 1838 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

61 Program: R/V Eastward - Magnuson Code: DU27 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program J. Magnuson (Univ. WI) conducted training cruise on R/V Eastward with a deep-water station.

62 Program: R/V Eastward - Mangum Code: DU28 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program C.P. Mangum (College of William and Mary) lead several cruises on R/V Eastward off the Carolinas. The focus of these studies, in addition to general training, was the biology of deep water benthic polychaetes. Population densities were measured.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 11 HU 1968 418 470 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 24 HU 1967 1968 410 510 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

63 Program: R/V Eastward - McCloskey Code: DU29 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program L.R. McCloskey (with C. Mangum) lead one training cruise on R/V Eastward off NC. Emphasis was on coral communities and invertebrate distributions.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 1 HU 1967 365 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 3 HU 1967 457 494 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 2 HU 1967 448 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

64 Program: R/V Eastward - Menzies Code: DU30 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (R.J. Menzies) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program R.J. Menzies (Duke Univ.) lead at least 12 cruises on R/V Eastward off the Carolinas to study deep sea benthos. Data on sediment types and invertebrate communities were collected along transects crossing many depth zones. Many sampling techniques were used. A major PI collaborator included G. Rowe. See Menzies et al. (1967), Rowe & Menzies (1969) and George and Menzies (1972).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 38 HU 1966 1967 500 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 2 HU 1967 400 450 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 13 HU 1967 265 610 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 4 HU 1965 200 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 12 HU 1965 1966 500 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1964 2000 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 23 HU 1964 1967 300 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 47 HU 1964 1968 265 2000 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2

65 Program: R/V Eastward - Myers Code: DU31 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program T.D. Myers (Duke Univ. & Univ. DE) lead three training cruises on R/V Eastward. While a variety of gear was employed, the study emphasis was on pteropods.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 5 HU 1966 400 1700 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 2 HU 1966 1968 1830 1980 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 4 HU 1966 380 1830 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 3 HU 1966 1968 370 1095 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 2 HU 1968 1125 2000 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

66 Program: R/V Eastward - Oppenheimer Code: DU32 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program C. Oppenheimer (FL State Univ.) lead a training cruise with an emphasis in microbiology.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 2 HU 1965 400 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1965 410 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1965 480 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

67 Program: R/V Eastward - Pierce Code: DU33 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program J.W. Pierce (George Washington Univ.) lead several training cruises on R/V Eastward. Cruise emphasis was on sedimentation on the Blake Plateau and deep sea mollusk shell composition.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 2 HU 1968 300 500 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1968 275 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

68 Program: R/V Eastward - Pilkey Code: DU34 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (O.H. Pilkey) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program O.H. Pilkey (Duke Univ.) lead numerous cruises on R/V Eastward off the Carolinas and South Atlantic Bight. Although some cruises were for general training, all emphasized various aspect of geology on the shelf and slope. Studies included sedimentation, sea level stands, geochemistry, and mineralology. See Harriss and Pilkey (1966).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 18 HU 1965 1967 210 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 9 HU 1966 1967 230 260 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 44 HU 1966 1967 225 2000 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 8 HU 1965 200 550 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 5 HU 1967 1968 1125 2000 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 2 HU 1966 240 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

69 Program: R/V Eastward - Pomeroy Code: DU35 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program L.R. Pomeroy (Univ. GA) lead two cruises on R/V Eastward that were largely for training

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 1 HU 1968 439 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1965 1985 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

70 Program: R/V Eastward - Posner Code: DU36 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program G.S. Posner (City College of New York) lead numerous cruises on R/V Eastward. Deep sea sampling used numerous methods .

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 64 HU 1965 1968 200 2000 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 8 HU 1965 1969 250 500 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 2 HU 1966 380 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 18 HU 1965 1968 200 1150 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 5 HU 1966 1968 425 600 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 13 HU 1966 1968 200 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

71 Program: R/V Eastward - Pratt Code: DU37 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program R.M. Pratt (VPI) lead general training cruise on R/V Eastward. See Pratt (1970; 1971).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 3 HU 1969 280 390 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 3 HU 1969 450 2000 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1969 280 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

72 Program: R/V Eastward - Lamont Doherty Code: DU38 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruise on R/V Eastward for Lamont Geol. Observatory (various unspecified PIs).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 6 HU 1966 1967 503 1030 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 1 HU 1966 1050 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

73 Program: R/V Eastward - Rowe Code: DU39 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program G.T. Rowe (Duke Univ.) lead numerous cruises off the Carolinas on R/V Eastward. The focus of this work, in addition to training, was the biology and distributions of deep sea macrobenthos. See Rowe (1971).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 9 HU 1966 1967 440 1570 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 1 HU 1968 390 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 32 HU 1966 1968 300 1450 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 29 HU 1966 1968 295 1225 NC 10-19 km2 33.8 -76.2

74 Program: R/V Eastward - Salmon Code: DU40 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program M. Salmon (DePaul Univ.) lead training cruise on R/V Eastward with emphasis on invertebrates.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 1 HU 1966 325 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

75 Program: R/V Eastward - Schwartz Code: DU41 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab (Univ. NC -Chapel Hill, Inst. Mar. Sci.)

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (F.J. Schwartz) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program F.J. Schwartz (Univ. NC-Chapel Hill) lead several short training cruises on R/V Eastward. Bottom sampling of fishes was the emphasis. No publications resulted from the work but all specimens are deposited at the NC State Museum (Raleigh, NC).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 1 HU 1967 914 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

76 Program: R/V Eastward - Murphy and Sheridan Code: DU42 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Research cruise on R/V Eastward to study antiquity of abyssal fauna. PIs were L. Murphy (Duke Univ.) and R. Sheridan. See Sheridan et al. (1971).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 2 HU 1970 1550 1900 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

77 Program: R/V Eastward - Steffansson Code: DU43 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach (U. Steffansson) 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program U. Steffansson conducted studies on various aspects of physics and chemistry in offshore waters throughout the South Atlantic Bight. While most work was focused on water properties (including seasonal variation), a number of bottom samples were also collected. Several R/V Eastward cruises were conducted.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 9 HU 1966 240 930 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 2 HU 1966 215 585 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 2 HU 1966 380 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 2 HU 1966 360 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

78 Program: R/V Eastward - Tietjen Code: DU44 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program J.H. Tietjen (City College of NY) lead several training cruises on R/V Eastward with an emphasis on meiobenthic distributions and diversity. See Tietjen (1971; 1976).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 2 HU 1969 1970 340 400 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Dredge 7 HU 1970 250 1450 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1969 350 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1970 250 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

79 Program: R/V Eastward - nonspecific training cruise Code: DU45 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruise on R/V Eastward lead by various PIs.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 1 HU 1966 290 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 2 HU 1966 1050 1580 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

80 Program: R/V Eastward - Vernberg Code: DU46 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program W. & J.F. Vernberg (Univ. SC) lead a few general training cruises on R/V Eastward off NC. Invertebrate distributions and zoogeography were emphasized. Invertebrate physiology was studied.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 5 HU 1966 1968 245 1880 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 1 HU 1966 600 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

81 Program: R/V Eastward - Wood Code: DU47 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Training cruises on R/V Eastward lead by L. Wood (VIMS).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Dredge 2 HU 1967 200 2000 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab 4 HU 1965 1969 210 1675 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 1 HU 1967 200 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2 Trawl 6 HU 1965 1969 200 2000 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

82 Program: R/V Eastward - Zingmark Code: DU48 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program R.G. Zingmark (Univ. SC) conducted mostly planktonic studies aboard R/V Eastward as part of dissertation work. Bottom samples were also taken.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 5 HU 1969 560 1975 NC 2-9 km2 33.8 -76.2

83 Program: R/V Eastward - Marshall Code: DU49 Institute Duke Univ. Marine Lab

Agency Funding: consortium Contact: Dr. Joe Ustach 135 Duke Lab Rd. Beaufort NC 28516 Work: 252-504-7579 Fax: 252-504-7561 E-mail: [email protected]

Program H.G. Marshall (Old Dominion Univ.) lead several cruises on R/V Eastward for training and to study shelf and slope coccolithophorids.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 4 HU 1967 700 1650 NC <2 km2 33.8 -76.2

84 Program: Outer shelf and slope fish community structure Code: DU50 Institute VA Inst. Marine Science

Agency Funding: NSF Contact: Dr. J. A. Musick College of William & Gloucester Pt. VA 23062 Work: 804-684-7327 Fax: 804-684-7317 E-mail: [email protected]

Program These "Early Eastward Cruises" were designed to define bottom fish community structure in moderate depths from Cape Lookout through Virginia. Four cruises (listed as R/V Eastward training cruises) were conducted that overlapped North Carolina. At least 122 species of fishes were identified and voucher specimens were deposited in museums (VIMS & USNM). See Musick (1979). E. Wenner (SCDNR/MRRI, pers. comm) participated in three of these cruises (E-1-73, E-2-74 and E-6-75); however, the fourth cruise number is uncertain at this time.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 35 HI 1971 1974 200 1000 NC 10-19 km2 35.5 -75.0

85 Program: Geologic Hazards and Constraints, OCS Sale 56 Code: GS02 Institute National Geophysical Data Center

Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding: Contact: Robin Warnken E/GC 325 Broadway Boulder CO 80305 Work: 303-497-6826 Fax: 303-497-6513 E-mail: [email protected]

Program High-resolution, geophysical survey to assess potential hazards to drilling in the proposed South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Sale Area 56 in the Southeast Georgia Embayment (Carpenter 1981). Most of the data were collected by Fairfield Industries (Houston, TX) under a contractual agreement with the US Geological Survey (Contract No. 14-08-0001-18908). Data were collected between November 1979 and March 1980 aboard the R/V Pierce and the M/V Miss Freeport using a suite of sub-bottom profiling gears. A total of 6400 km of multi-spectral, high resolution acoustic data were collected between Cape Hatteras, NC, and Jacksonville, FL, approximately half of which were collected in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Data are available from the National Geophysical Data Center.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 132 HI 1979 1980 200 2000 Regional N/A 33.0 -77.5

86 Program: Blake Escarpment Carbonate Edge Code: GS03 Institute National Geophysical Data Center

Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding: Contact: Robin Warnken E/GC 325 Broadway Boulder CO 80305 Work: 303-497-6338 Fax: 303-497-6513 E-mail: [email protected]

Program During October and November 1980, the US Geological Survey (USGS) collected single-channel seismic-reflection data from three sites along the Blake Escarpment between 28-30 deg N off Florida aboard the R/V Eastward (E-8-80) while the Eastward operated as an escort vessel for the R/V Lulu and DSRV Alvin, which made 10 dives ( #1054-1063) in this same area, but in waters too deep to be considered for the Deep-water Habitat Mapping project (Bailey and Kent 1982; Dillon et al. 1987). Original records of the data are available from the USGS-Wood's Hole office and microfilm may be purchased from the NGDC.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 3 HU 1980 1980 1000 2000 Regional N/A 28.7 -77.0

87 Program: R/V Gosnold Biological Surveys Code: HB08 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys of the eastern Florida shelf with HBOI vessel R/V Gosnold. Principal Investigators included Robert Gore (Smithsonian Institution), Robert Avent (HBOI), David Young (SI), and Robert Virnstein (HBOI). Benthic collections with trawls, grabs, and dredges. Written data from ship log book "R/V Gosnold Cruise Records, 1973-1977" in HBOI library which details station number, start and end time and latitude/longitude, depth, and brief describtion of bottom or catch. Not all stations within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 23 HU 1973 1975 200 610 Central FL <2 km2 28.0 -79.0

88 Program: Submersible Reconnaissance Program Code: HB09 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys of the eastern Florida shelf in 1975-1977 with HBOI submersibles JSL I (Dives 250; 277; 280-281; 283; 293-294; 431; 434; 348-354) and JSL II (Dives 62; 67; 115-121). HBOI Principal Investigators for this project were Robert Avent, John Reed, and Frank Stanton. Data consists of 35 mm photo transects, written transcripts, and physical collections made with the manipulator arm. John Reed has data and photographs.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Suction 1 HU 1976 1976 200 305 Central FL <2 km2 26.8 -80.0 Visual Imagery367 HU 1975 1977 200 305 Central FL <2 km2 28.0 -80.0

89 Program: Challenger Space Shuttle Recovery Mission Code: HB10 Institute

Agency National Aeronautic and Space Administration Funding: Contact: Steve van Meter, Mike Lane

Work: 321-867-7287 Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Program Search for Challenger shuttle parts aboard JSL I (Dives 1723-1759) and JSL II (Dives 1244-1315). Because of the sensitive nature of this mission, the video data may be classified and unavailable.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery109 EU 1986 1986 200 402 Central FL <2 km2 28.5 -80.0 Visual Imagery 2 HU 1989 1989 762 793 Central FL <2 km2 28.5 -80.0

90 Program: Crinoid Surveys Code: HB11 Institute NOVA Oceanographic Institute

Agency Funding: Contact: Dr. Charles Messing 8000 N. Ocean Dr. Dania FL 33004 Work: 954-262-3658 Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Program Analysis of data on distribution and taxonomy of deep-water Crinoidea in Florida based on various cruises with JSL I (Dives 3252; 3431-3433; 3476-3481; 3576-3578; 3633-3638; 3681-3686; 4087-4093) and JSL II (Dives 2230-2233; 2290-2293; 2334-2335; 2493-2497; 2810-2812; 3002-3003; 3006) submersibles. The DSRV Alvin was also used on several dives in the Bahamma Exclusive Economic Zone and as such, is not applicable to the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project (Neumann et al. 1977; Messing et al. 1990). Data exist as video records (C. Messing has these) and written notes.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 53 EU 1992 1998 244 610 Central FL <2 km2 26.6 -79.0

91 Program: Diatom Survey Code: HB12 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys for diatoms of the eastern Florida shelf with HBOI submersibles JSL I (Dives 768; 817; 988) and JSL II (Dive 556). HBOI Principal Investigator for this project was Bob Gibson. It was unclear whether video, photography and/or other data were collected during these dives; however, if video was taken, these data may be stored in the HBOI archives.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 4 EU 1979 1980 61 183 Central FL <2 km2 26.7 -80.0

92 Program: Deep Water Biomedical Marine Research Code: HB13 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program HBOI's Division of Biomedical Marine Research expeditions using the HBOI's submersibles JSL I (Dives 2616-2618; 3829), JSL II (Dives 3174-3182), and Clelia (299-312; 597-603). Data consists of museum collections (benthic invertebrates) in a MS Acess database, video, and photographs. Data are stored at HBOI and are available from John Reed, Curator.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 34 EU 1989 2001 200 549 Regional <2 km2 24.5 -80.5

93 Program: Echinoderm Survey Code: HB14 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys for echinoderms of the eastern Florida shelf during a single dive (# 671) with the HBOI submersible Johnson Sea Link I. HBOI Principal Investigator for this project was John Miller. It was unclear whether video, photography and/or other data were collected during these dives; however, if video was taken, these data may be stored in the HBOI archives.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 1 EU 1982 1982 61 183 Central FL <2 km2 26.7 -80.0

94 Program: HBOI- Division of Marine Engineering Code: HB15 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program HBOI's Division of Marine Engineering projects using the HBOI's submersibles JSL II (Dives 2682-2683) and Clelia (401). HBOI Principal Investigators for the project were Andy Clark and Jerry Neely. It is unclear whether video, photography and/or other data were collected and where these data exist.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 3 EU 1995 1996 200 305 Central FL <2 km2 27.3 -79.8

95 Program: HBOI- Division of Marine Operations Code: HB16 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program A series of training and testing dives conducted by the HBOI Division of Marine Operations with the JSL I (Dives 436; 489; 4194-4197), JSL II (Dives 11; 13; 1702; 2516; 2589-2590) and Clelia (Dives 47; 177; 396-398; 546-547). Data consists of videos and personal notes. Although personal notes of individual sub pilots may be available, characterization of the benthos is unlikely. Furthermore, videos from these dives may not be archived.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 20 HU 1975 2000 213 610 Central FL <2 km2 27.5 -79.8

96 Program: Benthos Recolonization Study Code: HB17 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Ecological study using recolonization trays of the eastern Florida shelf with HBOI submersibles JSL I (Dives 524; 586; 660; 1097; 1211; 1155-1156) and JSL II (Dive 587). HBOI Principal Investigator for this project was Dr. Robert Virnstein. It was unclear whether video, photography and/or other data were collected during these dives; however, if video was taken, these data may be stored in the HBOI archives.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 7 EU 1978 1981 200 305 Central FL <2 km2 27.5 -79.8

97 Program: Benthic Survey Code: HB18 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys of the eastern Florida shelf with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link II (Dives 559-560). HBOI Principal Investigator for this project was Dr. Nat Eiseman. It was unclear whether video, photography and/or other data were collected during these dives; however, if video was taken, these data may be stored in the HBOI archives.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 2 EU 1980 1980 200 305 Central FL <2 km2 27.5 -79.8

98 Program: Tilefish Survey Code: HB19 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: NMFS Contact:

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program In situ observations of snowy grouper and golden tilefish and their habitats were made during 22 Johnson Sea Link dives on the eastern Florida shelf between 1977-1984 and 34 Johnson Sea Link dives off of the Charleston Lumps (centered approximately 32.7N, -78.1W) between August 1982-1985. Full descriptions of the habitats and the fish assemblages for the Charleston Lumps dives are available in several publications (Gutherz et al. 1994, Wenner and Barans 2001). The locations of the original video tapes are believed to be in the NURP/UNCW archives or with HBOI. Submersible dives for the Florida portion of the study include 12 JSL I dives (1212-1213; 1538- 1544;1567-1569) and 10 JSL II dives (276-277; 822-828; 1569). Submersible dives for the Charleston Lumps include 34 JSL I dives (1242-1255; 1450-1467; 1638-1639).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 56 HI 1977 1986 185 560 Regional N/A 30.1 -79.0

99 Program: Zooplankton Survey Code: HB20 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Survey of midwater zooplankton of the eastern Florida shelf with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link I (Dives 2122; 2132; 4283-4284). HBOI Principal Investigator for this project was Dr. Marsh Youngbluth. It was unclear whether video, photography and/or other data were collected during these dives and whether or not the submersible reached spent time on the seafloor. If video was taken, these data may be stored in the HBOI archives.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 4 EU 1987 2001 366 457 Central FL <2 km2 29.0 -80.0

100 Program: Shark Research Code: HB21 Institute

Agency Funding: HBOI/Discovery Channel Contact: Dr. Grant Gilmore

Work: Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Program Survey of sharks off Bimini in Straits of Florida with the HBOI submersible JSL II (Dives 2825-2833). HBOI Principal Investigator for this project was Dr. Grant Gilmore. Video and photos are archived with Dr. Gilmore.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 9 EU 1997 1997 200 610 South FL <2 km2 25.3 -79.3

101 Program: University of Florida - Lobster Study Code: HB22 Institute UF

Agency University of Florida Funding: Contact: Dr. Bill Hernkind

Work: 904-392-9617 Fax: E-mail:

Program Lobster study off Florida Keys with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link II (Dives 1486-1488). Principal Investigator for this study was Dr. Bill Hernkind (University of Florida). Video and photos may be available through Dr. Hernkind.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 3 EU 1987 1987 200 244 South FL <2 km2 24.5 -81.5

102 Program: Lockheed Mission- Triton Missile Search Code: HB23 Institute

Agency Lockheed Funding: Contact: Jim Quaintenance

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Search for a lost Triton missile with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link I (Dives 2243-2254; 2368-2398; 2548-2581). Videos from these dives are are CLASSIFIED; however, contacts names and numbers are available through John Reed (HBOI).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 76 EU 1988 1989 549 610 Central FL <2 km2 28.5 -79.7

103 Program: Mollusk Study Code: HB24 Institute Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Division of Mollusks

Agency Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History Funding: Contact: Dr. M.G. Harasewych 10th St. and Washington DC 20560-016 Work: 202-786-2082 Fax: E-mail: harasewm.nmnh.si.edu

Program Survey of mollusks in Straits of Florida with the HBOI submersibles JSL I (Dives 4190-4192) and JSL II (Dive 2993). Principal Investigators for this project were Tim Askew (HBOI) and Dr. Jerry Harrasewych (Smithsonian). Video and photos may be available from Dr. Harasewych.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 4 EU 1997 1999 396 457 South FL <2 km2 26.6 -79.0

104 Program: Cable and Site Reconnaissance Survey Code: HB25 Institute Naval Surface Warfare Center

Agency US Navy Funding: Contact: Dave Lawn

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Cable and site surveys in Naval restricted zone off Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, with the HBOI submersibles JSL II (Dives 2102-1208; 2131-2133) and Clelia (Dives 585-588). Contacts names and numbers available through John Reed, HBOI, but video data probably not accessible.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 14 EU 1991 2001 274 457 South FL <2 km2 26.0 -79.8

105 Program: Tripod Site Survey Code: HB26 Institute

Agency US Navy Funding: ONR Contact:

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Survey of "Eiffel Tower" site for Navy with HBOI submersibles, JSL I (Dives 3434; 3437) and JSL II (Dive 2508). Contacts names and numbers available through John Reed, HBOI, but video data probably not accessible.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 3 EU 1992 1993 61 183 South FL <2 km2 26.0 -80.0

106 Program: Perry- Target Survey Code: HB27 Institute

Agency Funding: Contact: Lockheed Martin, Perry Technologies

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Survey for a lost object for Lockheed Martin, Perry Technologies with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link I (Dives 4388-4390). Contacts names and numbers available through John Reed, HBOI, but video data probably not accessible.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 3 EU 2002 2002 200 305 Central FL <2 km2 26.7 -79.8

107 Program: Seahawk Mission Code: HB28 Institute

Agency Funding: Contact: Gregg Stemm

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Survey for a lost object with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link II (Dives 2089-2096; 2109-2116). Contacts names and numbers available through John Reed (HBOI), but video data probably not accessible.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 16 EU 1990 1991 200 305 North FL <2 km2 29.0 -80.0

108 Program: SSR Boat Recovery Mission Code: HB29 Institute

Agency Funding: Contact: Peter Theophanus

Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Survey for dive boat with the HBOI submersible Johnson-Sea-Link I (Dives 4137-4140). Contacts names and numbers available through John Reed, HBOI, but video data probably not accessible.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 4 EU 1999 1999 200 305 South FL <2 km2 26.0 -80.0

109 Program: USF- Geological Survey of Florida Keys Paleo-shoreline Code: HB31 Institute College of Marine Science

Agency University of South Florida Funding: Contact: Dr. Albert Hine 140 7th Ave., South St. Petersburg FL 33701 Work: 727-553-1161 Fax: 727-553-1189 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Geological survey in Florida Keys by USF with HBOI submersible Clelia (Dives 60-77). Video, photos may be available from principal Investigator Al Hine.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 18 EU 1993 1993 61 195 South FL <2 km2 24.4 -82.0

110 Program: HBOI- CORD ROV dives Code: HB33 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Data from written transcripts of video from ROV dive on deepwater Lophelia mound- John Reed, HBOI, has data.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 1 HU 1982 1982 741 838 Central FL <2 km2 28.0 -79.6

111 Program: OE-Islands in the Stream, Cooksey Code: IS01 Institute NOAA/NOS/NCCOS

Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding: NOAA Contact: Cynthia Cooksey 219 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29422 Work: 843-762-8653 Fax: 843-762-8700 E-mail: [email protected]

Program "Islands in the Stream 2002: Exploring Underwater Oases" consists of four scientific investigations to study the continental shelf break and slope from the eastern coast of Florida to North Carolina — an area known as the South Atlantic Bight. The mission will take place in three "legs" and focus on the characterization of deep-reef habitats, with particular emphasis on the discovery, exploration and description of reef fish spawning sites; exploration of the unique outer shelf and slope habitats off the Carolinas; discovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential; and exploration of vision and bioluminescence in the deep-sea benthos.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 19 HU 2002 2002 184 203 SC <2 km2 32.6 -78.3

112 Program: OE-Islands in the Stream, Sedberry Code: IS02 Institute Marine Resources Research Institute

Agency SC Dept of Natural Resources Funding: NOAA Contact: George Sedberry 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29422 Work: 843-953-9067 Fax: 843-953-9820 E-mail: [email protected]

Program "Islands in the Stream 2002: Exploring Underwater Oases" consists of four scientific investigations to study the continental shelf break and slope from the eastern coast of Florida to North Carolina — an area known as the South Atlantic Bight. The mission will take place in three "legs" and focus on the characterization of deep-reef habitats, with particular emphasis on the discovery, exploration and description of reef fish spawning sites; exploration of the unique outer shelf and slope habitats off the Carolinas; discovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential; and exploration of vision and bioluminescence in the deep-sea benthos.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 2 EI 2001 2002 200 448 Regional N/A 31.7 -78.7 Hook-Line 11 EU 2001 2001 425 594 SC 20-95 km2 31.7 -78.5 Visual Imagery 6 EU 2001 2002 479 562 SC >95 km2 32.2 -78.5

113 Program: OE-Islands in the Stream, Jutte Code: IS03 Institute Marine Resources Research Institute

Agency SC Dept of Natural Resources Funding: NOAA Contact: Pam Cox Jutte 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29422 Work: 843-953-9074 Fax: 843-953-9820 E-mail: [email protected]

Program "Islands in the Stream 2002: Exploring Underwater Oases" consists of four scientific investigations to study the continental shelf break and slope from the eastern coast of Florida to North Carolina — an area known as the South Atlantic Bight. The mission will take place in three "legs" and focus on the characterization of deep-reef habitats, with particular emphasis on the discovery, exploration and description of reef fish spawning sites; exploration of the unique outer shelf and slope habitats off the Carolinas; discovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential; and exploration of vision and bioluminescence in the deep-sea benthos.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 5 EI 2002 2002 185 200 SC <2 km2 32.6 -78.3 Grab 24 EI 2002 2002 184 200 SC 20-95 km2 32.7 -78.2 Visual Imagery 3 EI 2002 2002 184 200 SC 20-95 km2 32.7 -78.2

114 Program: OE-Islands in the Stream - Reed, Pomponi, Widder, Frank Code: IS05 Institute Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Agency Funding: NOAA/HBOI Contact: John Reed 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce FL 34946 Work: 772-465-2400 Fax: 772-461-2221 E-mail: [email protected]

Program "Islands in the Stream 2002: Exploring Underwater Oases consists of four scientific investigations to study the continental shelf break and slope from the eastern coast of Florida to North Carolina — an area known as the South Atlantic Bight. Leg Three consisted of two HBOI missions- Discovery of New Resources with Pharmaceutical Potential (HBOI P.I.’s- Dr. Shirley Pomponi and John Reed) and Exploration of Vision and Bioluminescence in Deep-Sea Benthos (HBOI P.I.’s- Dr. Edith Widder and Dr. Tammy Frank). Data consists of museum specimens (benthic invertebrates), video, photo- graphs, written logs. Data at HBOI, John Reed, Curator.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 150 EU 2002 2002 732 823 Regional <2 km2 32.0 -77.6 Visual Imagery 23 EU 2002 2002 200 610 South FL <2 km2 32.0 -77.7

115 Program: Lamont-Doherty cruise data (1961-1976) Code: LD01 Institute National Geophysical Data Center

Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad Funding: ONR Contact: Robin Warnken E/GC 325 Broadway Boulder CO 80305 Work: 303-497-6338 Fax: 303-497-6513 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Although the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (LDGO) did not directly participate in the US Continental Margin Program with the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution and the US Geological Survey, this organization remained very active in collecting seismic profile data of the seafloor during the 1960’s. Between 1961-1964, four cruises (Vema 18; Conrad 1, 4 and 9) investigated the seafloor in the area of interest to the Deep-water Habitat Mapping project, and these data are summarized in Ewing et al. (1966). In addition to these cruises, the LDGO also conducted at least six other cruises (Vema 26, 28 and 30; Conrad 11, 12 and 19) that collected data in the area of interest to this project during international sampling efforts, largely in support of oil exploration and drilling operations (Sheridan et al. 1978). In addition to the Lamont-Doherty lab, the Hudson Laboratories of Columbia University also participated in at least one seismic profiling study of the Continental Terrace of southeast Florida (Rona and Clay 1966). All data may be available in electronic format via CD-ROM from the NGDC; however, this has not yet been determined. Cruise reports are available in an electronic format for Vema and Conrad cruises at the NGDC website (http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.search_screen).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 40 HU 1961 1976 200 2000 Regional N/A 31.0 -78.0 Core 75 EI 1961 1976 200 2000 Regional N/A 31.0 -78.0

116 Program: SEAMAP Bottom Trawl Data Code: MR11 Institute FMRI

Agency 100 8th Ave., SE Funding: Contact: Sandra Farrington St. Petersburg FL 33701 Work: Fax: 727-896-8626 x1200 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Program Code MR11 from 2001 Shallow Water SEAMAP Report-Bottom trawls of fish and invertebrates (including echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans) with NMFS vessels, R/V Delaware II, Oregon II and Chapman II, on Florida east coast to 300 fathoms (549 m) from 1992 to 1994. Invertebrate collection database available from three sources: 1) all field data sent to SEAMAP, Stennis, MS; 2) all invertebrate vouchers curated and entered into FMRI Invertebrate collection database (J. Reed has copy); 3) original PC SAS database set of floppies (see Bill Lyons and/or Dave Camp, Florida Marine Research Institute).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear EU 1992 1994 200 549 Regional <2 km2 29.0 -80.0

117 Program: SCDNR MARMAP, Continental Slope Records Code: MR16 Institute Marine Resources Research Institute

Agency SC Dept of Natural Resources Funding: NOAA/NMFS Contact: John C. McGovern 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29412 Work: 843-953-9067 Fax: 843-953-9820 E-mail: [email protected]

Program The Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction program conducts fisheries research collaboratively between SCDNR and NMFS. This annual multi-species and habitat monitoring survey is conducted between Cape Fear, NC and Cape Canaveral, FL, usually between May and October.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Hook-Line 246 EI 1982 2000 200 280 Regional N/A 32.3 -78.0 Trap 13 EI 1983 1999 201 240 Regional N/A 33.3 -77.3 Trawl 77 EI 1973 1978 201 357 Regional N/A 32.0 -77.0

118 Program: SCDNR Charleston Bump Code: MR17 Institute Marine Resources Research Institute

Agency SC Dept of Natural Resources Funding: NOAA Contact: George Sedberry 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29422 Work: 843-953-9814 Fax: 843-953-9820 E-mail: [email protected]

Program The NOAA supported cruise on the R/V Seward Johnson during the summer of 2002 was directed at identification of fisheries habitats and spawning locations both along the shelf edge and on the upper slope. The primary focus of the cruise was to collect observations and benthic samples with the submersible JSL II, between the NE corner of the FL shelf and due east of Charleston, SC.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 7 EI 1999 2002 200 632 Regional N/A 31.8 -78.6 Hook-Line 1 EI 2001 2001 405 405 SC <2 km2 32.1 -78.7 Trap 2 EI 2001 2001 575 578 SC <2 km2 31.0 -78.6

119 Program: SCDNR Golden Crab Survey Code: MR18 Institute Marine Resources Research Institute

Agency SC Dept of Natural Resources Funding: SSK Contact: Elizabeth L. Wenner 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29422 Work: 843-953-9232 Fax: 843-953-9820 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Project designed to evaluate the socio-economic and ecological/biological feasibility of developing a commercial fishery for deep-water crabs. The first phase of the project began in 1984 and consisted of exploratory fishing for crabs (Wenner 1984), followed by intensive sampling for crabs throughout 1985-1986 (Wenner et al. 1987, 1992). The second phase of the project consisted of in-situ submersible observations on golden crab and Jonah crab densities and habitats in August 1986 (JSL I Dives 1855-1859), July and August 1987 (JSL II Dives 1433-1448), and November 1988 (JSL II Dives 1690, 1692) at three sampling areas which encompassed the locations where trapping for golden crab and Jonah crab were conducted in 1985-1986 (Wenner and Barans 1999, 2001).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Grab 40 HU 1985 1986 274 898 SC <2 km2 31.3 -78.1 Trap 7 HU 1984 1984 292 424 SC >95 km2 32.2 79.0 Trap 128 HU 1985 1986 274 898 SC N/A 31.3 -78.1 Visual Imagery 19 HI 1986 1988 293 567 SC >95 km2 32.7 79.3

120 Program: SCDNR Exploratory Fishing Code: MR19 Institute Office of Fisheries Management

Agency C Dept of Natural Resources Funding: Contact: Glenn Ulrich 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. Charleston SC 29422 Work: Fax: 843-953- E-mail:

Program Exploratory fishing was conducted to identify deep-water fishery resources off the South Carolina coast east of Charleston SC with both horizontal long lines and snapper reels (Low and Ulrich 1983). The area had been surveyed with a depth sounder by the R/V Deleware II, after which areas of high relief or fish marks on the recorder were targeted with fishing during July- September 1982 and April-September 1983. A little fishing was done in a larger area of deeper water (>280 m) for wreckfish, but none were caught. Long-line sets were included in this summary. Locations of information on non-commercial species and any additional sampling are believed to be with Glenn Ulrich of SCDNR. This area was revisited in 1987 and mapped using side-scan sonar technology to determine trends in tilefish distribution and abundance (Barans and Stender 1993).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 33 HU 1986 1987 200 250 SC >95 km2 32.7 -78.0 Hook-Line 189 HU 1982 1983 109 375 SC >95 km2 32.7 -78.0

121 Program: U.S. Navy Miscellaneous studies Code: NA02 Institute Naval Research Laboratory

Agency United States Navy Funding: ONR Contact: Dick Thompson

Washington DC 20390 Work: 202-767-1936 Fax: 202-767-6991 E-mail:

Program The US Navy probably has the greatest amount of information on the deep-water areas off the United States. Although large-scale studies have been conducted with fine details for submerged transit lanes, etc. to and from strategic locations within the South Atlantic Bight, this information can be expected to be classified. Efforts by the military to deduce the amount and detail of bottom topography and habitat information has continued to this day in the name of “homeland security.” At least two geological studies have been published (Brundage 1969; Hawkins 1969) that may be lower security findings that should benefit the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project. The studies focused on the location of manganese nodules, slabs and pavements with four wide-angle camera transects and three dives of the submersible Deep star 4000. Detailed information may be requested from the Naval Research Laboratory and stating that this is a “Freedom of Information Act” request. The more information given to the librarian, the better her search will be. It will take 20-30 days to respond.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 7 HU 1967 1968 400 850 GA >95 km2 31.6 -78.7

122 Program: Deep Ocean Technology Program Code: NA03 Institute Naval Sea Systems Command

Agency US Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Funding: ONR Contact:

Port Hueneme CA Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program Miscellaneous study on expendable doppler penetrometer for deep ocean sediment measurements produced by Buena Engineers (formerly Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory) in June 1976 and September 1977 at a single location on the Blake Plateau.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 4 HU 1976 1977 1130 1130 Central FL <2 km2 28.0 -77.2

123 Program: GA-FL Lithoherm Survey Code: NC01 Institute Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Agency Monterey Bay Aquarium Funding: NOAA/NURP/NSF Contact: Charlie Paull 7700 Sandholt Road Moss Landing CA 95039 Work: 831-775-1700 Fax: 831-775-1620 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Submersible survey of lithoherms in southern GA/northern FL conducted by investigators who were at the time (Aug 1992, Nov 1993) with the UNC-Chapel Hill Geology Department and Marine Sciences Curriculum. Twenty dives aboard the JSL I submersible (3232-3251) and one dive aboard the USN NR1 submersible (10-12 Nov 1993) were conducted in water depths 260-900m.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 11 HU 1992 1992 570 750 Regional 20-95 km2 30.5 -79.4 Core 31 HU 1992 1992 260 900 Regional N/A 30.6 -79.8 Grab 195 HU 1992 1992 260 900 Regional N/A 30.6 -79.8 Suction 44 HU 1992 1992 260 900 Regional N/A 30.6 -79.8 Visual Imagery 18 HU 1992 1992 570 750 Regional 20-95 km2 30.5 -79.4

124 Program: Straits of Florida Submarine Sinkholes Study Code: NC02 Institute Department of Geological Sciences

Agency University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Funding: NOAA/ONR Contact: L.A. Land

Chapel Hill NC 27599-331 Work: Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Program In October 1994 and again in May 1995, nine seafloor surveys of submarine sinkholes were made aboard the USN NR1 submersible, primarily off of the Pourtales Terrace (Land et al. 1995; Land and Paull 2000). Side-scan sonar, seismic and echosounder data, and visual observation data (electronic still camera, 8mm film and VHF videotape) were collected during these cruises (Land and Paull 2000). This work was supported by grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (5-37193) and the National Science Foundation (OCE-9115907). Minimal habitat information is provided in the two white paper publications (Land et al. 1995; Land and Paull 2000) and it is unclear at this time where the data collected during these cruises are located.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 18 HU 1994 1995 200 575 Regional >95 km2 24.3 -81.0 Visual Imagery 18 HU 1994 1995 200 575 Regional >95 km2 24.3 -81.0

125 Program: Bottom Trawl Survey, NEFSC Code: NM01 Institute Ecosystems Survey Branch

Agency Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service Funding: NOAA Contact: Russ Brown 166 Water Street Wood's Hole MA 02453 Work: 508-495-2380 Fax: 508-495-2258 E-mail: [email protected]

Program The Northeast Fisheries Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service conducts routine bottom trawl surveys for fishes in the Middle Atlantic Bight each spring and fall. Surveys were often expanded to the South Atlantic Bight to extend the survey information or for specific studies. Between 1972 and 2002, ninety-one otter tow collections were made on several vessels at depths of more than 200 m south of 35°N. Approximately 20 additional stations were completed between 35°N and the VA/NC border (Bill Kramer per Steve Ross). Catch information from the specific locations is available through Russ Brown, Chief of the Ecosystems Survey Branch. The summary of data south of 35°N was provided by John Galbraith at 508-495-2392.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 110 EU 1972 2002 200 366 Regional >95 km2 33.0 -77.5

126 Program: Benthos and biogeo-chemistry of the Carolina continental slope Code: NS01 Institute NC State Univ.

Agency Funding: NOAA, Duke/UNC, NSF, DOE Contact: N. Blair MEAS Dept. Raleigh NC 27695 Work: Fax: 919-515-3711 E-mail:

Program Multiple dives using the DSRV's Johnson-Sea-Link I and II were undertaken by L. Levin, N. Blair and D. Demaster. Three transects were sampled on the continental slopes off Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, and Cape Fear during 35 JSL I dives (2619-2630; 2752-2759; 3712-3726) and five JSL II dives (2685-2689). Benthic communities and sediments were described, and biogeochemistry was studied. Numerous publications resulted from this work (see Schaff et al. 1992); DeMaster et al. 1994; Levin et al. 1997; and Gooday et al. 2001). N. Blair made an additional 20 JSL II dives (2742-2761) just north of Cape Hatteras in a related effort (see Blair et al. 1996).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 4 HI 1989 800 900 NC >95 km2 33.8 -76.2 Grab HI 1988 1991 800 900 NC >95 km2 33.8 -76.2 Suction HU 1988 1991 800 900 NC >95 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery 30 HI 1988 1991 800 900 NC >95 km2 33.8 -76.2 Visual Imagery100 HU 1988 1991 800 900 NC >95 km2 33.8 -76.2

127 Program: North Atlantic Transect Experiment Code: NT02 Institute Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory

Agency Columbia University Funding: ONR Contact: Peter Buhl P.O. Box 1000, 61 Pallisades NY 10964 Work: (845) 359-2900 Fax: (845) 359-8527 E-mail: [email protected]

Program The North Atlantic Transect experiment used a unique multi-channel seismic profiling approach with two ships (R/V Fred Moore (UTMSI, Cruise FM1001) and S/V Propsecta (Germany)) to investigate the oceanic crust between the Blake-Bahama Plateau and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between August and October 1981 (Buhl et al. 1985). This phase of the project acquired more than 3880 km of data, of which only a small portion of the start of the profile may be applicable to the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project. Data are available electronically from the UT Geophysics website (http://wedge.ig.utexas.edu/Web/cruise_html/cruiseinfo.php?region=NA06).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 2 EU 1981 1981 200 2000 Regional N/A 32.0 -79.0

128 Program: Ocean Margin Drilling Program Code: OM01 Institute Geology Dept

Agency State University of New York at Buffalo Funding: Contact: Robert Jacobi 876 Natural Science Buffalo NY 14260 Work: 716-645-6800 x 2468 Fax: 716-645-3999 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Ocean Margin Drilling Program Regional Data Synthesis Series Atlases 4&5 by Vassallo et al. 1983. These maps represent data from multiple sources and may be valuable to include in the final Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project database as a data layer; thus, the data for the individual sources used to create these maps should not be included in this database, as these some or all of these data would be redundant. Sources identified in the creation of these maps are as follows: Asquith 1979; Damuth 1980; Embley 1980; Embley and Jacobi 1978; Popenoe 1980, 1981; Sheridan et al. 1981; Stetson et al. 1962, 1969; Tucholke et al. 1977; Knebel and Carson 1978; McGregor 1978a, 1978b; McGregor and Bennett 1979; McGregor et al. 1979; McIlvaine 1973; McIlvaine and Ross 1973; Robb et al. 1981; Scanlon 1982; Twichell and Roberts 1983.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Multi-source 1 HU 1983 1983 200 2000 Regional N/A 32.0 -78.0

129 Program: Popenoe Map Layer of the Northern Blake Plateau Code: PP01 Institute Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Agency US Geological Survey Funding: USGS Contact: Pete Popenoe (retired) 384 Wood's Hole Wood's Hole MA 02453 Work: 508-457-2222 Fax: 508-457-2310 E-mail: [email protected]

Program This reference, published as Open File Report 93-724 (Popenoe 1994), is an interpretative map based on numerous types of data including acoustic profiling, direct observation and benthic samples collected between 33-30°N and 81-77°W. The vast majority of data were collected by large-scale USGS programs, such as the sediment data collected by the joint USGS/WHOI 1962- 1969 Continental Margin Program (Milliman et al. 1972); seismic and sediment data collected by the joint USGS/DUML 1976-1978 Environmental Geologic Studies on the Southeastern Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Surveys (Popenoe 1980, 1981); and the Gloria II Side Scan Surveys of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Western Atlantic (EEZ-SCAN 87 Scientific Staff, 1991). Data from several smaller-scale studies also contributed to the development of this data layer, including submersible operations by the DSRV Alvin in 1967 (Milliman et al. 1967); US Navy NR1 and Delta submersible dives in 1989-1990 (Popenoe and Manheim 1991); Johnson Sea Link II submersible dives in 1992 (Popenoe 1994); and observations from the Diaphus submersible made during the 1976-1978 USGS/DUML Environmental Geologic Surveys (Popenoe 1980). Drilling operations conducted by the Joint Oceanographic Institutions Drilling Exploration Survey (JOIDES) in 1965 (Kaneps 1979; Bunce et al. 1965) are also included in this data layer, as are dredge haul and bottom camera data collected aboard the WHOI R/V Atlantis cruise #266 in 1961 (Stetson et al. 1962, 1969). Lastly, several bathymetric charts produced by the National Ocean Service (NH 17-3, 17-5, 17-6, 17-12, 18-1, 18-7 and 18-10) were also used in the development of this data layer (see Popenoe 1994 for additional references). Electronic data for the Hathaway (1971) data file are available from the usSEABED program at the USGS.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Multi-source 1 HU 1961 1992 200 2000 Regional N/A 32.0 -80.0

130 Program: Rational Use of the Sea Floor (RUSEF) Program - McGregor Code: RU01 Institute Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory (AOML)

Agency Funding: NOAA Contact: Bonnie McGregor 15 Rickenbacker Miami FL Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program The Rational Use of the Seafloor (RUSEF) program was conducted aboard the R/V Researcher between 1974-1976 to provide geological and geophysical information on the US Continental Margin. This study involved five seismic reflection profiles parallel to the continental margin from Georges Bank to Cape Canaveral (McGregor 1978) as well as the collection of piston core data along 32 east-west transects throughout this study area (Doyle et al. 1979). The specific objectives of this program were to (1) investigate the geological and geophysical character of the continental margin (outer shelf, slope, rise), (2) to define the sedimentary frame work, and (3) to determine the processes that have been active in the geological past and were still active at the time of the surveys.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 5 HU 1974 1976 200 2000 Regional N/A 30.0 -78.0

131 Program: Rational Use of the Sea Floor (RUSEF) Program - Doyle Code: RU02 Institute Department of Marine Sciences

Agency University of South Florida Funding: NOAA Contact: Larry J. Doyle

St. Petersburg FL 33701 Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program The Rational Use of the Seafloor (RUSEF) program was conducted aboard the R/V Researcher between 1974-1976 to provide geological and geophysical information on the US Continental Margin. This study involved five seismic reflection profiles parallel to the continental margin from Georges Bank to Cape Canaveral (McGregor 1978) as well as the collection of piston core data along 32 east-west transects throughout this study area (Doyle et al. 1979). The specific objectives of this program were to (1) investigate the geological and geophysical character of the continental margin (outer shelf, slope, rise), (2) to define the sedimentary frame work, and (3) to determine the processes that have been active in the geological past and were still active at the time of the surveys.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 31 HU 1974 1976 200 600 Regional N/A 30.0 -78.0

132 Program: South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Program (SAPB) - Code: SB01 Institute Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Agency Funding: BLM Contact: Kenneth R. Tenore

Savannah GA Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program The Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) of the Bureau of Land Management was established in 1969 to collect data that could be used to base management decisions regarding the development of oceanic resource harvesting. In November 1976, the BLM contracted with Texas Instruments to conduct the South Alantic Benchmark Program (SABP) study as the second phase of the OCSEAP. The SABP was a multi-disciplinary investigation of the outer continental shelf between Cape Fear, NC, and Daytona Beach, FL, during four cruises aboard the R/V G.W. Pierce II in 1977. Over 55 stations (including 7 stations >200m) along seven fixed transects were sampled using box cores, photographic equipment, and otter trawls. Data for these samples is believed to be with the principal investigators for each study, so the data for these studies are listed separately. This section deals with data on macroinfaunal assemblages (Tenore 1978).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 124 HU 1977 1977 218 540 Regional N/A 31.3 -78.5 Visual Imagery 4 HU 1977 1977 218 540 Regional N/A 31.3 -78.5

133 Program: South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Program (SAPB) - Code: SB02 Institute Biology Dept.

Agency University of South Carolina Funding: BLM Contact: Bruce C. Coull

Columbia SC Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program The Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) of the Bureau of Land Management was established in 1969 to collect data that could be used to base management decisions regarding the development of oceanic resource harvesting. In November 1976, the BLM contracted with Texas Instruments to conduct the South Alantic Benchmark Program (SABP) study as the second phase of the OCSEAP. The SABP was a multi-disciplinary investigation of the outer continental shelf between Cape Fear, NC, and Daytona Beach, FL, during four cruises aboard the R/V G.W. Pierce II in 1977. Over 55 stations (including 7 stations >200m) along seven fixed transects were sampled using box cores, photographic equipment, and otter trawls. Data for these samples is believed to be with the principal investigators for each study, so the data for these studies are listed separately. This section deals with data on meiofauna (Coull 1978).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 22 HU 1977 1977 218 540 Regional N/A 31.3 -78.5

134 Program: South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Program (SAPB) - Code: SB03 Institute Division of Biology and Living Resources

Agency University of Miami, Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Funding: BLM Contact: Jon C. Staiger

Miami FL Work: Fax: E-mail:

Program The Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) of the Bureau of Land Management was established in 1969 to collect data that could be used to base management decisions regarding the development of oceanic resource harvesting. In November 1976, the BLM contracted with Texas Instruments to conduct the South Alantic Benchmark Program (SABP) study as the second phase of the OCSEAP. The SABP was a multi-disciplinary investigation of the outer continental shelf between Cape Fear, NC, and Daytona Beach, FL, during four cruises aboard the R/V G.W. Pierce II in 1977. Over 55 stations (including 7 stations >200m) along seven fixed transects were sampled using box cores, photographic equipment, and otter trawls. Data for these samples is believed to be with the principal investigators for each study, so the data for these studies are listed separately. This section deals with data on epifaunal benthic invertebrates and demersal fishes (George and Staiger 1978).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 10 HU 1977 1977 218 540 Regional N/A 31.3 -78.5

135 Program: Ross/Sulak - The Point Code: SR01 Institute NC NERR (USGS)

Agency Funding: various Contact: S.W. Ross & K.J. Sulak 5600 Marvin Moss Ln Wilmington NC 28409 Work: 910-395-3905 Fax: 910-395-3942 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Projects starting in 1991 and continuing through 2001 covering the slope just north of Cape Hatteras in as area called “The Point”. Projects sampled the whole water column and were directed toward community structure, physiology and trophodynamics. Many sampling methods were used (see Sulak and Ross 1996).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic EU 1991 2001 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -75.8 Grab 47 EU 1991 2001 180 1300 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -75.8 Suction 23 EU 1991 2001 200 1300 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -75.8 Trap 23 EU 1991 2001 200 1300 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -75.8 Trawl 42 EU 1999 2001 180 1300 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -75.8 Visual Imagery115 EU 1991 2001 200 1300 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -75.8

136 Program: Ross/Sulak - Deep Coral Banks Code: SR02 Institute NC NERR (USGS)

Agency Funding: various Contact: S.W. Ross & K.J. Sulak 5600 Marvin Moss Ln Wilmington NC 28409 Work: 910-395-3905 Fax: 910-395-3942 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Projects starting in 1993 and continuing through 2003 (ongoing) cover the slope between Cape Lookout and Cape Fear directed toward deep cold-water coral banks. Projects sampled the whole water column and were directed toward community structure, physiology and trophodynamics. Many sampling methods were used.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic EU 2000 2002 365 500 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0 Grab 30 EU 2000 2002 365 500 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0 Suction 13 EU 2000 2002 365 500 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0 Trap 13 EU 2000 2002 365 500 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0 Trawl 17 EU 2000 2002 365 500 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0 Visual Imagery 65 EU 2000 2002 365 500 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0

137 Program: NC Slope Surveys Code: SR03 Institute USGS/BRD

Agency Funding: NURC/US Navy Contact: K.J. Sulak & S.W. Ross 7920 NW 71 St. Gainesville FL 32653 Work: 352-378-8181 Fax: 352-378-4956 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Single cruise on the NC slope in vicinity of Cape Lookout using the US Navy submarine NR-1 in Nov 1993. Purpose of the cruise was to conduct bottom habitat and faunal surveys using video and visual techniques. Coral bank habitat in particular was a target of this cruise.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 36 EU 1993 1993 380 750 NC 2-9 km2 34.0 -76.0

138 Program: Sea Beam Bathymetry at "The Point" Code: SR04 Institute NCNERR

Agency Funding: NOAA Contact: Dr. S. W. Ross 5600 Marvin Moss Ln Wilmington NC 28409 Work: Fax: 910-395-3905 E-mail: [email protected]

Program In Nov 1989, the NOAA ship Mt. Mitchell conducted a limited multibeam (SEABEAM) survey of an area just north of Cape Hatteras known as "The Point" near Manteo lease block 467. This survey was done at the request of S.W. Ross as a special project as the ship was en route to other jobs. Only hard copies of the data were received, but Dr. Ross' staff digitized these data. Contour intervals of the chart of this rugged canyon area were at 20m. One interpretation of these data was presented in Mellor and Paull (1994).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic EI 1989 300 1600 NC 10-19 km2 35.5 -74.8

139 Program: Fishery survey of offshore Carolinas Code: SR05 Institute NC NERR

Agency Funding: NOAA/State of NC Contact: Dr. S.W. Ross 5600 Marvin Moss Ln Wilmington NC 28409 Work: 910-395-3905 Fax: 910-395-3942 E-mail: [email protected]

Program This May 1983 cruise of the Delaware II was not part of any ongoing program. Between Cape Romain and Cape Hatteras, 330 standardized bottom trawl stations were sampled. Most stations were < 200 m, but a few were deeper and some fathometer searching was conducted for deep coral banks. S.W. Ross was the scientific party chief and has possession of the data. There were no publications or cruise reports.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Trawl 2 EU 1983 402 404 NC <2 km2 34.3 -75.8

140 Program: Calypso Pipeline Proposal and Survey Code: SU01 Institute FDEP

Agency Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Intergovernment Funding: Contact: Gregg Kurtis 3900 Commonwealth Talahassee FL 32399-300 Work: 850-487-2231 Fax: 850-922-5380 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Biological and geological survey for the Calypso 24" gas pipeline from Freeport, Grand Bahama, to Port Everglades, Florida. Data completed include Minerals Management Service (MMS) Geohazard Survey Report, which the DEP reviewed. Environmental Impact Statements to follow. Geohazard Survey Report data includes bathymetric map of entire pipeline across Florida Straits, side-scan-sonar, subbottom profiler, magnetometer, submersible (HBOI's Clelia) observations, and cores. J. Reed (HBOI) has a copy of Geohazards Report. All data from pipeline surveys reviewed by DEP are supposed to be sent to Florida Marine Research Institute (Henry Norris, Program Administrator for Infometrics Dept., 727-896-8629) which may be entering data into GIS format in a later phase of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project. Contacts: Calypso Pipeline LLC, Hawksbill Creek LNG LTD., c/o R. J. Brown Deepwater, 7001 Corporate Dr., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77036, Mr. Frank Wang; Contractor for Geohazard contract- Williamson and Assoc. Inc., Arthur Wright, Survey Operations Manager; Subcontractor to Williamson for mapping services- Geoscience Earth and Marine Services, Inc., John Hoffman, Supervising Geologist, 10615 Shadow Wood Dr., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77043, phone 713-468-1410, fax 713-468-1438, email [email protected]

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 3 EU 2001 2001 200 610 South FL >95 km2 26.0 -80.0 Map 13 EU 2001 2001 200 610 South FL >95 km2 26.0 -80.0

141 Program: AES Ocean Express Pipeline Proposal and Survey Code: SU02 Institute FDEP

Agency Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Intergovernment Funding: Contact: Gregg Kurtis 3900 Commonwealth Talahassee FL 32399-300 Work: 850-487-2231 Fax: 850-922-5380 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Biological and geological survey for the AES Ocean Express 24" pipeline from Ocean Cay, Bahamas, to Port Everglades, Florida. Data completed include the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Right of Way Application (DEP reviewed the geophysical data). Environmental Impact Statements to follow. Survey includes side-scan-sonar and bathymetric charts of entire right-of-way including Florida Straits. J. Reed (HBOI) has a copy of the survey. All data from pipeline surveys reviewed by DEP are supposed to be sent to Florida Marine Research Institute (Henry Norris, Program Administrator for Infometrics Dept., 727-896-8629), who may be entering data into GIS format in a later phase of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project. Contact info for AES Ocean Express: Donald Bartlett, AES, phone 305-444-4002

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 14 EU 2002 2002 200 610 South FL >95 km2 26.0 -80.0

142 Program: R/V Columbus Iselin Biological Surveys Code: UM01 Institute Invertebrate Museum and Library

Agency University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Funding: Contact: Dr. Nancy Voss 4600 Rickenbacker Miami FL 33149 Work: 305-361-4198 Fax: 305-361-4600 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys by the University of Miami, RSMAS, in Western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Bahamas using dredges, 10' otter trawls, 6' IKMT, plankton net, lyman dredge, 10' Blake trawl, camera, box dredge, smith-mcintyre dredge, 25' scallop dredge, pipe dredge, etc. Not all records are within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Requires looking at written logs to recover data. Records for each vessel from "Station Data Summary Log" and "Cruise Plans and Reports" located in RSMAS invertebrate museum and RSMAS library. Records include station number, lat/long, depth (m), date, and gear. Some include data on samples collected (e.g., coral, etc.) which could indicate presence of hard bottom.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear HU 1972 1974 200 610 Regional 2-9 km2 25.5 -80.0

143 Program: R/V Gilliss Biological Surveys Code: UM02 Institute Invertebrate Museum and Library

Agency University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Funding: Contact: Dr. Nancy Voss 4600 Rickenbacker Miami FL 33149 Work: 305-361-4198 Fax: 305-361-4600 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys by the University of Miami, RSMAS, in Western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Bahamas using dredges, 10' otter trawls, 6' IKMT, plankton net, lyman dredge, 10' Blake trawl, camera, box dredge, smith-mcintyre dredge, 25' scallop dredge, pipe dredge, etc. Not all records are within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Requires looking at written logs to recover data. Records for each vessel from "Station Data Summary Log" and "Cruise Plans and Reports" located in RSMAS invertebrate museum and RSMAS library. Records include station number, lat/long, depth (m), date, and gear. Some include data on samples collected (e.g., coral, etc.) which could indicate presence of hard bottom.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear HU 1972 1973 200 610 Regional 2-9 km2 25.5 -80.0

144 Program: R/V Gerda Biological Surveys Code: UM03 Institute Invertebrate Museum and Library

Agency University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Funding: Contact: Dr. Nancy Voss 4600 Rickenbacker Miami FL 33149 Work: 305-361-4198 Fax: 305-361-4600 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys by the University of Miami, RSMAS, in Western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Bahamas using dredges, 10' otter trawls, 6' IKMT, plankton net, lyman dredge, 10' Blake trawl, camera, box dredge, smith-mcintyre dredge, 25' scallop dredge, pipe dredge, etc. Not all records are within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Requires looking at written logs to recover data. Records for each vessel from "Station Data Summary Log" and "Cruise Plans and Reports" located in RSMAS invertebrate museum and RSMAS library. Records include station number, lat/long, depth (m), date, and gear. Some include data on samples collected (e.g., coral, etc.) which could indicate presence of hard bottom. Echogram and seismic reflection data were also collected aboard the R/V Gerda (Hurley et al. 1962; Hurley 1964; Gomberg 1976) and R/V Gillis (Gomberg 1976).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear HU 1962 1972 200 610 Regional 2-9 km2 25.5 -80.0

145 Program: R/V Pillsbury Biological Surveys Code: UM04 Institute Invertebrate Museum and Library

Agency University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Funding: Contact: Dr. Nancy Voss 4600 Rickenbacker Miami FL 33149 Work: 305-361-4198 Fax: 305-361-4600 E-mail: [email protected]

Program General biological surveys by the University of Miami, RSMAS, in Western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Bahamas using dredges, 10' otter trawls, 6' IKMT, plankton net, lyman dredge, 10' Blake trawl, camera, box dredge, smith-mcintyre dredge, 25' scallop dredge, pipe dredge, etc. Not all records are within the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. Requires looking at written logs to recover data. Records for each vessel from "Station Data Summary Log" and "Cruise Plans and Reports" located in RSMAS invertebrate museum and RSMAS library. Records include station number, lat/long, depth (m), date, and gear. Some include data on samples collected (e.g., coral, etc.) which could indicate presence of hard bottom.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear HU 1964 1971 200 610 Regional 2-9 km2 25.5 -80.0

146 Program: Aluminaut Submersible Observations Code: UM05 Institute Invertebrate Museum and Library

Agency University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Funding: NSF Contact: Dr. Nancy Voss 4600 Rickenbacker Miami FL 33149 Work: 305-361-4198 Fax: 305-361-4600 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Seven dives made by the DSRV Aluminaut (Reynolds Corporation) in the Straits of Florida off Miami between 1965 and 1969, resulted in an unknown number of rock and sediment samples, as well as in-situ observations (Neumann and Ball 1970). Text descriptions of habitats for two dives (#169 in Sep 1967 and #233 in May 1969) are provided in Neumann and Ball (1970) and may be useful for Phase III of the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear 7 HU 1965 1969 290 826 South FL 20-95 km2 25.8 -79.9

147 Program: Brittle star ecology along the continental slope Code: US01 Institute Univ. South Carolina

Agency Funding: NURC Contact: Dr. S. E. Stancyk Dept. of Biology Columbia SC 29208 Work: Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Program Dr. S. Stancyk investigated brittle star populations along the slope just north of Cape Hatteras (The Point). Thirty-three dives aboard the HBOI submersibles JSL I (Dives 3198-3210) and JSL II (Dives 2468-2476; 2543-2548; 2563-2567) were made to collect animals and conduct experiments. Trophic relationships and feeding behaviors were the study focus (see Stancyk et al. 1998).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Suction HU 1992 1993 300 1000 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -74.8 Visual Imagery100 HU 1992 1993 300 1000 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -74.8

148 Program: Geology of the Offshore Southeast Georgia Embayment Code: UT01 Institute Institute for Geophysics

Agency The University of Texas at Austin Funding: USGS/IPOD/NSF Contact: Patricia E. Ganey-Curry 4412 Spicewood Austin TX 78759 Work: 512-471-0408 Fax: 512-471-8844 E-mail: [email protected]

Program The Institute of Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin was formed from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute at Galveston in the mid 1970's. Since 1975, this organization collected data during four research cruises aboard the R/V's Ida Green and Fred Moore in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region. In May 1975, six seismic reflection transects were conducted in the Southeast Georgia Embayment between Cape Fear, NC, and St. Augustine, FL, aboard the R/V Ida Green (IG1501), the results of which were presented in Buffler et al. 1978. Although the majority of these data were collected on the continental shelf, approximately half of the tracklines for profiles SE-2 through SE-6 occur in waters >200 m deep. A subsequent cruise in May 1975 by the R/V Ida Green (IG1502) collected similar data along a single transect line spanning almost the entire width of the Blake Plateau offshore of northern Florida and southern Georga (Shipley et al. 1978). In 1981, the R/V Fred Moore participated in the North Atlantic Transect experiment during cruise FM1001, and these data are summarized under this program (NT02) in the Phase II Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project database. Finally, a subsequent cruise of the R/V Fred Moore in 1984 (FM2501) conducted seismic profile sampling parallel to the coast of Florida on the Blake Plateau from south of Cape Canaveral to Miami. Detailed information about these cruises and the data collected are available on-line at http://wedge.ig.utexas.edu/Web/main_html/intro.htm.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 50 EU 1975 1984 200 200 Regional N/A 28.5 -79.5

149 Program: Benthic Study of Continental Slope off Cape Hatteras Code: VM01 Institute VA Inst. Marine Science

Agency Funding: MMS Contact: Dr. R. J. Diaz College of William & Gloucester Pt. VA 23062 Work: 804-684-7399 Fax: 804-684-7364 E-mail: [email protected]

Program This study was initiated in response to concerns about oil exploration on the Hatteras slope in a rugged canyon area known as “The Point”. The objectives were to try to determine the extent of the unusual communities from that area. Objectives were to define the benthic community, estimate impacts from drilling sediment deposition, and survey the benthic community. The R/V Endeavor was used for the field work. A two-volume report by Diaz et al. (1993) summarized this work. Sulak and Ross (1993) summarized fish videotape data for this project. An additional synthesis plus other studies was also produced as a special volume of Deep Sea Research (1994. 41, no. 4-6).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Visual Imagery 42 HI 1992 530 2000 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -74.8

150 Program: Wood's Hole cruise data, ONR Contract 72521 Code: WH04 Institute Data Library and Archives

Agency Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding: ONR/USGS Contact: Melissa Lamont McLean Lab. MS#8 Wood's Hole MA 02453 Work: 508-289-3396 Fax: 508-457-2183 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Undetermined number of cruises on an undetermined number of WHOI research vessels between 1955 and 1962 as part of a non-descript sampling program, funded by ONR contract #72521. The only cruise known to have been conducted in the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project region under this contract was R/V Atlantis Cruise #266 (Stetson et al. 1962, 1969; Pratt 1963), which was accounted for in program code PP01 in this Phase II database. WHOI technical report 63-37 is a bibliography of articles supported by this contract. General cruise report information is available at http://dunkle.whoi.edu/dlaweb/data.html.

151 Program: Wood's Hole cruise data, ONR Contract 4029 Code: WH05 Institute Data Library and Archives

Agency Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding: ONR Contact: Melissa Lamont McLean Lab. MS#8 Wood's Hole MA 02453 Work: 508-289-3396 Fax: 508-457-2183 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Undetermined number of cruises on an undetermined number of WHOI research vessels during the early and mid-1960's, funded by ONR contract #4029. The main vessel conducting this research was the R/V Chain, which collected "a detailed continuous seismic refleclection survey…of the margin off Charleston, South Carolina, with the aid of a 100,000 Joule sparker" (Zarudzki and Uchupi 1968). WHOI technical report 70-64 is a bibliography and history of the contract, although it does not contain a list of cruises. Gosnold cruise #73 was supported by this contract (M. Lamont, personal communication). Other relevant publications include Uchupi and Tagg (1966), Uchupi (1967), and Uchupi and Emery (1967). Data are likely still in hard-copy format and assessment of data relevant to the Deep-Water Habitat Mapping Project is pending receipt of the WHOI Technical report. General cruise information is available at http://dunkle.whoi.edu/dlaweb/data.html.

152 Program: Ben Franklin Submersible Observations Code: WH06 Institute Data Library and Archives

Agency Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Funding: ONR Contact: Melissa Lamont McLean Lab. MS#8 Wood's Hole MA 02453 Work: 508-289-3396 Fax: 508-457-2183 E-mail: [email protected]

Program In February 1970, two dives (#49, #50) were made across the northern and southern sections of the Miami Terrace aboard the DSRV Ben Franklin during work supported by Office of Naval Research Contract #3484 (Ballard and Uchupi 1971). During each dive, nearly twelve hours of continous observations of the seafloor were made and samples (photographs, rock and sediment) were collected regularly (Ballard and Uchupi 1971). General habitat descriptions are provided in Ballard and Uchupi (1971) and these data may be available from the Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institution archives.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear 2 HU 1970 1970 240 434 Regional >95 km2 25.9 -79.9

153 Program: DSRV Alvin in North Carolina waters Code: WH07 Institute Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.

Agency Funding: various Contact: P. Rona, R. Zarudski, WHOI

Woods Hole MA 2453 Work: Fax: E-mail: www.marine.whoi.edu/divelog.nsf

Program Brief, overview dive logs available on Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. web site that describe all DSRV Alvin dives from 1964 to present. The few dives available for the North Carolina area were geology cruises with a variety of PIs. Dive descriptions were very limited and data may be published elsewhere (e.g., Zarudzki & Uchupi. 1968).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Various gear 3 HU 1967 1978 711 1295 Regional <2 km2 35.0 -75.0

154 Program: Organic carbon deposition on the Hatteras slope Code: WI01 Institute UNC-Wilmington

Agency Funding: MMS Contact: Dr. L. B. Cahoon Dept. of Biology Wilmington NC 28403 Work: Fax: 910-962-3706 E-mail: [email protected]

Program Continental slope sediments just north of Cape Hatteras (The Point) were sampled by box core deployed from the R/V Endeavour (cruise EN-241). Depositional rates were measured by analyzing chlorophyll and diatom content of sediments. See Cahoon et al. (1994). This was part of a larger project under direction of R. Diaz (VIMS).

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Core 20 HI 1992 530 2000 NC 2-9 km2 35.5 -74.8

155 Program: Wood's Hole (1946-1955) and Lamont (1953-1959) cruise data Code: WL01 Institute National Geophysical Data Center

Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding: ONR/NOBSR Contact: Robin Warnken E/GC 325 Broadway Boulder CO 80305 Work: 303-497-6338 Fax: 303-497-6513 E-mail: [email protected]

Program The Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (LDGO) collected an enormous amount of bathymetric and seismic profile data along the continental shelf and slope south of Cape Hatteras, NC, during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Two WHOI R/V’s (Atlantis and Bear) and two LDGO R/V’s (Vema and Conrad) collected the vast majority of these data. Data collected by both of these programs were initially combined and managed at the Lamont-Doherty facility in Palisades, NY (Heezen et al. 1959); however, in 1953, these organizations began operating independently of each other. This summary is based on hard copy summaries for Wood’s Hole data collected from 1946-1956 and Lamont-Doherty data collected from 1953-1957 (Heezen et al. 1959; Hersey et al. 1959; Pratt and Heezen 1964). These data represent several contractual agreements with the Office of Naval Research (Contracts 1367, 27124 and 27113) and the Navy Bureau of Ships (Contracts 43270, 64547 and 85077). These data are believed to be represented at a minimum by five Vema cruises (3, 6, 7, 12 and 15), three Atlantis cruises (196, 213 and 223) and two Bear cruises (113 and 140). All data may be available in electronic format via CD-ROM from the NGDC; however, this has not yet been determined. Cruise reports are available for the Vema cruises in an electronic format at "http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.search_screen"; however, no cruise report data has been located for the Atlantis and Bear cruises.

Data Year Year Min Max Study Center Center Gear Type "n" Format Begin End Depth Depth Region Area Lat Long

Acoustic 40 HU 1946 1957 200 2000 Regional N/A 31.0 -78.0

Core 75 EI 1946 1957 200 2000 Regional N/A 31.0 -78.0

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