R/V Endeavor CRUISE EN-005 (PROSPECTUS)* 

 FEBRUARY 22-25, 1977 



Graduate School of Oceanography 



University of Rhode Island 



Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 



The R/V Endeavor is to depart Quonset, Rhode Island, at 0830, February 

 22, for Nantucket, and return to Quonset at 1600, February 25, 1977. Funding 

 is to be provided partly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 

 tion. 



Scientific Personnel 



Eva Hoffman, Chief Scientist, GSO, URI 



Sheldon Pratt, Co-Investigator, GSO, URI 



Robert S. Brown, Co-Investigator, Animal Pathology, URI 



Patricia Boyd, Student, URI 



Jack Greene, Plankton Physiologist, NMFS Narrangansett R&D Center, 



Groton, Conn. 

 Scott Fortier, Staff Chemist, U.S. Coast Guard, R&D Center, Groton, Conn. 

 Bill Osberg, MST III, U.S. Coast Guard, R&D Center, Groton, Conn. 

 David Rudnick, Graduate Student, GSO, URI 

 Keith Cooper, Graduate Student 



Vicki Murray, Research Assistant, Animal Pathology Department 

 Tatsusaburo Isaji, Student, Ocean Engineering, URI 

 Jim Hannon, Marine Technician, GSO, URI 

 Audrey Pillion, Graduate Student, McGill University 

 Renate Pollack, Graduate Student, McGill University 



Main Objective 



Determination of the areal extent of sediment contamination by Avgo 

 Merchant oil, the collection of benthic organisms, and deployment of bottom 

 drifters. 



Ancillary Objectives 



1. Determination of depth of sediment contamination by Argo Merchant 

 oil. 



2. Determination of relationship between contamination of sediments and 

 hydrocarbon content of benthic organisms in the area. 



3. Determination of the density and relative abundance of benthic 

 organisms retained by a 1-millimeter sieve. 



*This cruise was conducted, 



V-37 



