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<pubdate>20130519</pubdate>
<title>
Sampling, Photography data of field activity 09071
(B-71-09-MA) in Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United
States, North America, North Atlantic from 10/05/2009 to
10/09/2009
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<pubplace>Menlo Park, CA</pubplace>
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<abstract>
United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Chief Scientists: Dann Blackwood, Mary Carman, WHOI.
Sampling, Photography data (Navigation-GPS, Quadrats, Digital
Underwater Cameras, Digital above water Cameras, Snorkel
gear, Sample bags, refractometer, Scuba gear from EPA) of
field activity 09071 (B-71-09-MA) in Marthas Vineyard,
Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic
from 10/05/2009 to 10/09/2009,
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/b/b7109ma/html/b-71-09-ma.meta.html.
</abstract>
<purpose>
These data and information are intended for science
researchers, students from elementary through
college, policy makers, and general public.
</purpose>
<supplinf>

Equipment Used -

Navigation-GPS

Quadrats

Digital Underwater Cameras

Digital above water Cameras

Snorkel gear

Sample bags

refractometer

Scuba gear from EPA

Notes -

5 days at sea.

Data types: Photos

Samples/cores

Related Web Sites:

&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23231" target="new"&gt;http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23231&lt;/a&gt;

Shellfish Boats used

Similar information is available for thousands
of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.

If known, available are Activity-specific
navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry,
seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and
equipment information; as well as summary
overviews, crew lists, and information
about analog materials.

If available, access to physical samples is
described in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution
Policy" at:
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html

Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information
Bank's digital data, analog data, and
metadata is provided through...
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/

This page accomodates a variety of search
approaches (e.g., by platform, by region,
by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
</supplinf>
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<placekey>Northern Atlantic Ocean</placekey>
<placekey>Northern East Coast</placekey>
<placekey>USA</placekey>
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Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

If available, access to physical samples is described
in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at:
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.

Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.

This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.

Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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<cntper>Clint Steele &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntper>
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<cntvoice>(650) 329-5055</cntvoice>
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Dann Blackwood (Chief Scientist);
Mary Carman (WHOI, Chief Scientist);
Phil Colarusso);
Eric Beck);
Eric Nelson (EPA Boston);
Marty Chintala);
Barbara Bergen (EPA Narragansett);
Bill Wilcox (Marthas Vineyard Commission);
Dave Grunden (Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department);
Paul Bagnall (Edgartown Shellfish Department);
Fred Benson (Tisbury Shellfish Department);
Daniel Ewart (Oak Bluffs Shellfish Department);
Andrew Jacobs (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Natural Resources)
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.

Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.

This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.

Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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