July 22, 2013 — The following was released by the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs:
The 110’ research vessel Sea Lion V and 34’ Ugle Duckling will be conducting a marine survey starting on July 24th along a corridor extending from the NH/MA border to landing locations in the vicinity of Boston, MA. The vessels will be collecting geophysical data using an array of sensors — some of which are towed behind the vessels. These sensors include multi-beam sonar, side scan sonar/sub-bottom profiler and a magnetometer.
The route has been segmented into smaller sections and the “active” portion will be flagged with ‘high flyer’ buoys to provide a visual aid to mariners. The vessels' daily position and schedule for the next 5 days will be updated daily on this website as well as broadcasted over VHF channel 16 and updated via Facebook (www.facebook.com/SlvMarineSurvey) and Twitter (@SLVMarineSurvey).
It is Tetra Tech and NHT’s goal to work collaboratively with the fixed gear fisherman to minimize the impact of the survey as well as accomplish the goal of conducting this important offshore work. As such, Tetra Tech and NHT's list of mitigation actions can be found here.
Learn more about the marine survey at the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs