| Animalia |
BI-2019-003, #RVC
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D011whale lot. Originally identified as: 'whale bone mixed lot'. Dive: D11. Location: Ruby Whalefall. Coordinates, depth: 36 36.5127, 122 26.1029, 2890 m. According to the dive notebooks, D11 covered the clambed and wood sites but not the Ruby Whalefall; possibly this lot was from D10 or D12 instead?
D11
Clam field near Whalefall 2893 (Ruby), Monterey Submarine Canyon
36.6093° N
122.4329° W
2879.9 - 2881.0 m
March 12, 2009
ROV Doc Ricketts
R/V Western Flyer
Greg Rouse | Robert Vrijenhoek
Robert C. Vrijenhoek
EtOH
EtOH 50%
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Data from Vrijenhoek field notebook. Chief Scientist R. Vrijenhoek. US EEZ, federal waters. Start and end coordinates reflect first and last collecting events according to the Vrijenhoek field notebooks. "Ruby clamfield" is distinct from Ruby the whalefall. First sampling site (push cores, A1 slurp 6, A2 clam scoop, A3 slurp 7 in mud): 36 36.5598' N, 122 25.9744' W = (36.60933, -122.43291). Second sampling site (push cores, A4, A5 clam scooped into biobox 5: 36 36.5305' N, 122 26.1006' W = 36.608842, -122.435010, 2881 m.