ALVIN Dive Information
Dive Number:
2556
Date:
08/17/92
Cruise:
AII-126
Leg:
2
Chief Scientist:
GRASSLE
Operations Area:
DEEP WATER DUMP SITES
Latitude:
38-54.6N
Longitude:
72-07.7W
Pilot:
T. CONNORS
Observer 1:
FRED GRASSLE
Observer 2:
BRUCE BROWNAWELL
Launch Time:
0804
Time Submerged:
6:58
Recovery Time:
1502
Bottom Time:
Depth:
2833 meters
Purpose:
BIOLOGY
Sponsor:
NURP
Data:
1 CD-ROM Incl. Dives 2196-2197, 2331-2799, data transferred from 3.5" diskette(s)
Still Images:
2 Reel(s) 35mm color film
Moving Images:
3 8mm video tape(s)
Observed:
Anemones, Non-vent fish, Sea cucumbers, Sea stars, Shrimp, Soft sediment, Sponges, Urchins, Coral, Rocks
Sampled:
ALVIN navigation, Sea stars, Soft sediment, Urchins
FrameGrabber Link:
Remarks:
Rocks on depression rim - probable erosional area anthropagoric depris (cans, bottles, chests, bairballs, plastic) high densities of cucumbas, urchins.