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Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-23-SB_WQ.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2017-11-08"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct SCUBA operations at Stetson Bank to exchange water quality instruments and scout/mark site to relocate seabird. -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-05-23"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Marine geology and geophysics field class. Data collection will include a small MCS airgun/streamer system, chirp acoustic reflection, and gravity coring. We may also... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-05-UBolt_Install.nc - 29.23N, 94.61W - 2017-05-31"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA FGBNMS dive team will be instructed in the safe operation practices of Hydraulic Drilling and U-Bolt Installation. Training will be conducted by Hank Becker and... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-05_CIOERT_Tech_Dive_1.nc - 2917.57N, -9439.92W - 2015-10-28"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
FGBNMS-15-05 CIOERT Tech Dive. Texas A&M University/ Department of Ocecanography data from a local source. -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-03-CIOERT_Tech_Diving.nc - 29.11N, 94.52W - 2016-05-03"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will continue CIOERT, NOAA, and FGBNMS objectives in the NW Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to characterize morphological, physiological, and molecular differences... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-14-EFGB_LTM_WQ.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2017-08-14"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct SCUBA operations to complete EFGB long-term monitoring tasks. Operations will include study site setup, photographing repetitive photostations, conducting... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-28_Nov_WQ_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-11-03"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
SCUBA operations will be conducted to retrieve and exchange Sea-Bird SBE 37 CTDs and Onset HOBO temp loggers for data download. Water column samples and profiles will... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-07_NCRMP1_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-05-31"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise is to establish the FGBNMS as the final of three sentinel climate and ocean acidification monitoring sites of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program?s... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-16-Coral_Spawn_MBON.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-08-25"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
FGB Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (FGB_MBON_001) This is the first annual cruise to the FGBNMS in the framework of the MBON project. During this cruise the... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-02-Feb_WQ_I-B_1.nc - 29.28N, 94.8W - 2016-02-24"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
SCUBA operations will be conducted to finish water quality tasks. Repetitive photographs will be taken at Stetson Bank to document seasonal change in algal cover. In... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-11_ROV-CIOERT_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-07-06"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will continue CIOERT, NOAA, and FGBNMS objectives in the NW Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to characterize benthic habitat and associated fish communities on sites... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-20-BLEACHING_RESPONSE.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-10-18"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Mark and photograph repetitive photo stations, conduct fish surveys, and photograph random transects at WFGB. Install repetitive transect markers around EFGB in the... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-14_ROV-FGBNMS_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-07-19"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct Remotely Operated Vehicle operations at multiple banks in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico currently undergoing review for potential sanctuary expansion.... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-17-12-EFGB_LTM.nc - 29.11N, 94.48W - 2017-08-01"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct SCUBA operations for the 2017 long-term monitoring field effort. Operations will include study site setup, photographing repetitive photostations, conducting... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-03_Lionfish_Removal_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-06-08"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The main focus of this cruise was monitor abundance and size of lionfish and remove as many as possible of this invasive species -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-06_UTIG_4.nc - 28.95N, 95.34W - 2015-05-25"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Marine geology and geophysics field class. Data collection will include a small MCS airgun/streamer system, chirp acoustic reflection, and gravity coring. We may also... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-14-FGB_Mortality_Response_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2016-08-04"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct SCUBA operations at East Flower Garden Bank to document coral mortality. Operations will include photographing randomized benthic transects, fish surveys, and... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-09_Stetson_Bank_Long_Term_Monitoring_1.nc - 29.31N, 94.79W - 2015-06-22"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct SCUBA operations at Stetson Bank to continue the long term monitoring effort. Operations will include photographing long term photo-stations and conducting... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-15-18_Lionfish_Derby_2.nc - 29.31N, 94.82W - 2015-08-23"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Conduct SCUBA operations at East and West Flower Garden Banks to support the assessment of fish and benthic communities in areas where lionfish removal is not... -
Federal
"RV Manta - FGBNMS - FGBNMS-16-01-Feb_WQ.nc - 29.32N, 94.68W - 2015-12-08"
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
SCUBA operations will be conducted to retrieve and exchange Sea-Bird CTDs and Onset HOBO temp loggers for data download. Water column samples and profiles will be...