White, Michael

"This document contains project instructions for EX-17-01. Operations for this cruise will strategic mapping transits and focused mapping operations within several marine protected areas. The expedition will commence on January 18, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii (21° 22.008'N, 157° 57.922'W) and conclude on February 10, 2017 in Pago Pago, American Samoa (14° 16.3'S, 170° 41.22'W). Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, ADCPs, and Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar), and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for real-time ship to shore communications. Focused mapping operations will occur in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM)(U.S) in the vicinity of Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll, and Jarvis Island, as well as in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) (Republic of Kiribati)."--Page [2].

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