R/V ENDEAVOR CRUISE EN-002 

 DECEMBER 28-30, 1976 



Graduate School of Oceanography 



University of Rhode Island 



Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 



The R/V Endeavor departed Quonset, Rhode Island, at 1800 on December 28, 

 1976, and returned to Quonset at 1900 on December 30, 1976. Funding was pro- 

 vided by the National Science Foundation. 



Scientific Personnel 



James G. Quinn, Chief Scientist, GS0,URI 



Mason Wilson, Co-Investigator, Mechanical Engineering, URI 



Peter Cornillon, Co-Investigator, Ocean Engineering, URI 



Malcolm Spaulding, Co-Investigator, Ocean Engineering, URI 



Chris Brown, Co-Investigator, Chemistry, URI 



Mark Ahmadjian, Research Assistant, Chemistry, URI 



Pat Lynch, Research Assistant, Chemistry, URI 



David Shouting, Co-Investigator, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport 



Robert Morton, Co-Investigator, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport 



Charles Finkelstein, Co-Investigator, Kline Associates, New Hsmpshire 



Sheldon Pratt, Co-Investigator, GSO, URI 



Dana Kester, Co-Investigator, GSO, URI 



Doug Huizenga, Graduate Student, GSO, URI 



Skip French, Graduate Student, GSO, URI 



Eva Hoffman, Co-Investigator, GSO, URI 



Joseph Kane, Technician, NMFS, Narragansett 



William Hahn, Marine Technician, GSO, URI 



Ted Benttinen, Marine Technician, GSO, URI 



Objective 



The objective was to investigate the effect of the Argo Merchant oil 

 spill on Nantucket Shoals and surrounding waters. 



Summary of Research Program 



The following scientific programs were carried out during this cruise: 



(1) Plankton and neuston samples were collected from surface waters 

 using plankton and bongo nets. These samples will be analyzed for species 

 abundance and diversity. 



(2) Water samples were collected from depths of 1 meter, 6 meters, and 

 the bottom, using 5-liter Niskin bottles. These samples will be analyzed 

 for total hydrocarbons, oil droplet size distribution, total organic carbon, 

 nutrients, temperature (°C), salinity (o/oo), pH, O2, particulate trace 

 metals, and total suspended material. 



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