MBON Deployment Cruise

November 6-7, 2024 R/V Daiber Lewes, DE

Crew

  • Aaron Carlisle UD
    • Chief Scientist
  • Peter Thielen JHU-APL
    • eDNA Lead
  • Caroline Tribble UMCES
    • Acoustic Gear Deployment Lead
  • Beth Bowers SERC
    • Field Support/Photographer
  • Evan Falgowski UD
    • Captain of R/V Daiber
  • Bethany Brodbeck UD
    • Technician

Contact Information

  • (831) 601-7461 | carlisle@udel.edu
  • phone # | Peter.Thielen@jhuapl.edu
  • (301) 938-0265 | ctribble@umces.edu
  • (423) 504-3426 | BowersME@si.edu
  • (610) 563-1040 | evanfal@udel.edu
  • phone # | email for Bethany

Schedule in brief

06 November

  • Crew arrives. Loads gear on R/V Daiber.

07 November

  • 06:00 Arrive at R/V Daiber
  • 06:30 - 17:05 eDNA sampling and mooring deployment

Site Coordinates & PAM Device Details

All sites will have eDNA sampling and moored biotelemetry devices (VR2AR). Six of these sites will also have moored passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) devices.

PAM data types include monitoring with:

  • F-PODs : Echolocation click train detectors to monitor for dolphins and porpoises

    • Continuously monitoring for echolocation clicks in 20 to 160 kHz frequency range

  • LS-1Xs : Acoustic recorders to record the soundstream and monitor for biological, anthropogenic, and physical sounds

    • Monitoring for 5 minutes every 10 minutes to record sounds in 0 to 24 kHz frequency range

The table below is to define sites within our transect array that will include PAM devices for the acoustic data types described above.

Sites Latitude Longitude Moored Data types Moored instruments
MBON1 38.33601851 -75.015035 biotelemetry VR2AR
T-1C 38.336 -74.949 biotelemetry, PAM VR2AR, F-POD
MBON2 38.33604819 -74.87366652 biotelemetry, PAM VR2AR, LS-1X
MBON3 38.33604819 -74.79833313 biotelemetry VR2AR
A-5C 38.336 -74.723 biotelemetry, PAM VR2AR, F-POD
MBON4 38.33604484 -74.65033298 biotelemetry, PAM VR2AR, LS-1X
MBON5 38.33604484 -74.57766626 biotelemetry VR2AR
T-2C 38.336 -74.505 biotelemetry, PAM VR2AR, F-POD
T-3C 38.336 -74.35 biotelemetry, PAM VR2AR, LS-1X

Cruise plan; calculated at 17 knots

  • 06:00 Meet at R/V Daiber
  • 06:30 Depart Lewes for T-3C
  • 38 20.16, -74 21
  • 09:20 Arrive T-3C. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 09:35 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 09:45 Complete operations. Depart for T-2C
  • 38 20.16, -74 30.3
  • 10:15 Arrive T-2C. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 10:30 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 10:40 Complete operations. Depart for MBON5
  • 38 20.1627, -74 34.66
  • 10:55 Arrive MBON5. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 11:10 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 11:20 Complete operations. Depart for MBON4
  • 38 20.1627, -74 39.02
  • 11:35 Arrive MBON4. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 11:50 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 12:00 Complete operations. Depart for A-5C
  • 38 20.16, -74 43.38
  • 12:15 Arrive A-5C. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 12:30 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 12:40 Complete operations. Depart for MBON3
  • 38 20.1629, -74 47.9
  • 12:55 Arrive MBON3. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 13:10 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 13:20 Complete operations. Depart for MBON2
  • 38 20.1629, -74 52.42
  • 13:35 Arrive MBON2. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 13:50 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 14:00 Complete operations. Depart for T-1C
  • 38 20.16, -74 56.94
  • 14:15 Arrive T-1C. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 14:30 Finish eDNA sampling and deploy mooring.
  • 14:40 Complete operations. Depart for MBON1
  • 38 20.1611, -75 0.9021
  • 14:55 Arrive MBON1. Conduct eDNA sampling.
  • 15:10 Finish eDNA sampling and recover currently deployed mooring.
  • 15:20 Deploy NEW mooring. Depart for Lewes
  • 17:05 Arrive Lewes.

Distances

Distance, nautical miles
Lewes T-3C T-2C MBON5 MBON4 A-5C MBON3 MBON2 T-1C MBON1
Lewes 0.00 47.24 41.68 39.27 37.01 34.95 33.04 31.42 30.13 29.30
T-3C 47.24 0.00 7.30 10.72 14.14 17.57 21.11 24.66 28.21 31.32
T-2C 41.68 7.30 0.00 3.42 6.84 10.27 13.81 17.36 20.91 24.02
MBON5 39.27 10.72 3.42 0.00 3.42 6.84 10.39 13.94 17.49 20.60
MBON4 37.01 14.14 6.84 3.42 0.00 3.42 6.97 10.52 14.07 17.18
A-5C 34.95 17.57 10.27 6.84 3.42 0.00 3.55 7.10 10.64 13.75
MBON3 33.04 21.11 13.81 10.39 6.97 3.55 0.00 3.55 7.10 10.21
MBON2 31.42 24.66 17.36 13.94 10.52 7.10 3.55 0.00 3.55 6.66
T-1C 30.13 28.21 20.91 17.49 14.07 10.64 7.10 3.55 0.00 3.11
MBON1 29.30 31.32 24.02 20.60 17.18 13.75 10.21 6.66 3.11 0.00
Distance, time at 17 kts
Lewes T-3C T-2C MBON5 MBON4 A-5C MBON3 MBON2 T-1C MBON1
Lewes - 02 h 50 m 02 h 30 m 02 h 20 m 02 h 15 m 02 h 05 m 02 h 00 m 01 h 55 m 01 h 50 m 01 h 45 m
T-3C 02 h 50 m - 00 h 30 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 50 m 01 h 05 m 01 h 15 m 01 h 30 m 01 h 40 m 01 h 55 m
T-2C 02 h 30 m 00 h 30 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 50 m 01 h 05 m 01 h 15 m 01 h 25 m
MBON5 02 h 20 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 50 m 01 h 05 m 01 h 15 m
MBON4 02 h 15 m 00 h 50 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 50 m 01 h 05 m
A-5C 02 h 05 m 01 h 05 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 30 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 50 m
MBON3 02 h 00 m 01 h 15 m 00 h 50 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 30 m 00 h 40 m
MBON2 01 h 55 m 01 h 30 m 01 h 05 m 00 h 50 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 30 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 15 m 00 h 25 m
T-1C 01 h 50 m 01 h 40 m 01 h 15 m 01 h 05 m 00 h 50 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 30 m 00 h 15 m - 00 h 15 m
MBON1 01 h 45 m 01 h 55 m 01 h 25 m 01 h 15 m 01 h 05 m 00 h 50 m 00 h 40 m 00 h 25 m 00 h 15 m -

Acoustic Mooring Configurations

Deployment Table

Supply List

🔲 9 VR2ARs

🔲 3 F-PODS

🔲 3 LS-1X (48 kHz sampling rate; duty cycle 5 minutes on and 10 minutes off)

🔲 9 large subsurface buoys

🔲 11 80 lb weights (all sacrificial)

🔲 Zip Ties - large, medium, and small sizes

🔲 Total of 102 D cell alkaline batteries for F-PODs (30 - 10 each) and LS-1Xs (72 - 24 each)

🔲 F-POD, LS-1X microsd memory cards

🔲 F-POD battery springs

🔲 Desiccant packets for PAM devices

🔲 F-POD opening rods

🔲 Garmin handheld GPS

🔲 Datasheets

🔲 Foul weather gear

🔲 Boat shoes

🔲 Life jackets

🔲 Sharpies

🔲 Toolbox

🔲 Work gloves

🔲 Deckbox (for VR2ARs - to retrieve currently deployed mooring at T-1C)

🔲 Acoustic release transponder (for VR2ARs - to retrieve currently deployed mooring at T-1C)