Buoy fouling survey, research data (16)

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Abstract

The research data documents Louis Hutchins' participation in United States Navy Buoy Fouling Survey, 1943-1947. Includes descriptions of buoy locations, headed with alpha-number designation (V1 - V12) detailing location, length of time in place, water depth, depth of fouling, type, mooring type, extent and content of fouling, sometimes broken down about length of buoy structure. It lists depth of samples, thickness, weight, weight of water, volume of water, and description of fouling with listing of genus or common names of fouling life forms. Locations include the vicinity of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. |Includes a data table for Z1 to Z9, listing buoy, dates, mo., depth, measurements and data on buoy, chain, and mooring for locations in Hana Bay, Nawiliwili Harbor, Ahukini, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Date Range

1943-1947

Start Date

1943

End Date

1947

Access Information

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Topic

Invertebrates

Place

  • North Carolina
  • United States
  • Ahukini
  • Hawaii
  • Hana Bay
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Cape Lookout
  • Nawiliwili Bay

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007248

Collection name

Louis W. Hutchins Papers, circa 1939-1957 and undated

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 2 Folder 15