APPENDIX XI

1995 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCIENCE OPERATIONS
ADVANCED TETHERED VEHICLE (ATV) AND DSV-3 TURTLE

29 APRIL - 14 MAY

WHALE - FALL COMMUNITIES

CATALINA BASIN: 29 APRIL - 8 MAY

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Craig Smith (University of Hawaii)
• Support of NURP's global change research initiative and man's influence on natural ecosystems and endangered species
• Investigated the significance of whale-fall communities as dispersal stepping stones for sulfide-dependent species
• Recovered 36 vertebrate segments, 41 core and scoop samples, 62 hours of video recordings, 550 still frames
• ATV:7 dives (69.3 hrs) TURTLE: 3 dives (24.7 hrs)

DEEP-SEA BRITTLESTAR FISH

SAN DIEGO TROUGH: 8 MAY - 14 MAY

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Gordon Hendler (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
• Support of NURP ocean shelf and slope ecology initiative
• Provided first accurate interpretation of brittlestar behavior pattern; characteristic pattern of deep-sea animal life
• Recovered over 100 specimens, 65 hours of video recordings, 950 still frames
• ATV: 5 dives (58.6 hrs) TURTLE: 4 dives (23.4 hrs)

RECENT MILITARY OPERATIONS

OCTOBER 1994 - MARCH 1995

• R & D Recovery in Southern California
• R & D Recovery on Pacific Missile Range
• Vil Vana Mishap Investigation
• F-14 and F-18 Air Mishap Boards
• Over 200 hours of ROV bottom time .
• Over $50 million of recovered hardware

FUTURE OPERATIONS

ATV AND SEA CLIFF:

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1995

• Dr. Paul Dayton and Dr. Eric Vetter investigating submarine canyons off the southern California coast
• Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover investigating hydrothermal vent invertebrates at the Main Endeavour Field
• Dr. Martin Fisk investigating geology of the Mendocino Ridge

RECENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS AND UPGRADES

• 3- Chip CCD Camers for both DSVs and UMVs (currently in use with great reviews)
• Lighting Upgrade for ATV and TUVWs (Dr. Joules Jaffe of Scripps)
• Micro-laser scaling system (initial use for Dr. Gordon Hendler)
• Navigation Upgrade (Winphrog and N-916)
  • Sea Beam post processing improvements
  • Sun Sparc 5 Stations w/ 17" real-time color monitor
  • HP 650C color-fill plotter
  • Archiving system
• Marsat E-mail
• SCORPIO depth upgrade

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