Bermuda MooringsSubSurface Moorings in Bermuda Time-Series Area FOR YOUR SAFETY, PLEASE PLAN YOUR WORK AT LEAST 2 NM AWAY FROM THESE MOORINGS (3 NM AWAY FROM THE OFP MOORING). BE AWARE THAT MOORING POSITIONS AND NUMBER OF MOORINGS IN THE AREA MAY CHANGE! PLEASE CONTACT DR. MAUREEN CONTE AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (mconte@whoi.edu, 508-289-2931/2912) BEFORE YOUR CRUISE FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON MOORINGS AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE BERMUDA TIME-SERIES AREA.
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This notice is to warn ship operators and cruise scientists of the presence of several subsurface and surface moorings located near the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Site (31o40'N 64o10'W). Moorings in the water as of Sept 2003 are listed below.
Bermuda Moorings (as of Sept 2003)
(1) The OCEANIC FLUX PROGRAM time-series sediment trap mooring is a permanent mooring located at 31deg 50min N, 64 deg 10 min W.
- The top of the mooring is 450 m subsurface. The traps continuously sample sinking materials. To avoid contaminating these samples, PLEASE do not conduct ANY work or dispose of garbage within 3 nm of the OFP mooring. Contact Maureen Conte (mconte@whoi.edu) for further details.
(2) The BERMUDA TESTBED MOORING (BTM) is a permanent mooring nominally located at 31 deg 44 min N, 64 deg 10 min W.
- This mooring had a large surface buoy and an approximately 2 nm watch circle. Contact Tommy Dickey (tommy.dickey@opl.ucsb.edu) or John Kemp (jkemp@whoi.edu) or for further details
(3) The ULTRAMOOR mooring is a temporary mooring located at 31 deg 40 min N, 64 deg 20.6 min W.
- Top of the mooring is 130 m subsurface. Planned recovery is Nov 2004. Contact Dan Frye and John Kemp (dfrye@whoi.edu, jkemp@whoi.edu) for further details.
(4) The VECTRAN mooring is a long term mooring located at 31 deg 55 min N, 64 deg 01 min W.
- Top of the mooring is 200 m subsurface. Contact Dan Frye and John Kemp (dfrye@whoi.edu, jkemp@whoi.edu) for further details. Plans for recovery have not been made.
(5) The SALP mooring is a temporary mooring located at 31 deg 40 min N, 63 deg 59 min W.
- Top of the mooring is 120 m subsurface. Contact John Kemp (jkemp@whoi.edu) for further details.
Information on all moorings is kept on file at BBSR and aboard the Weatherbird II. Contact BBSR marine superintendent Lee Black (lblack@bbsr.edu, or marineops@bbsr.edu).
To assist the Sargasso Sea Ocean/Atmosphere Observatory (S2O2) in coordinating science and data at the Bermuda time series site, we also ask that chief scientists conducting research in the Bermuda area provide brief synopsis of cruise activities and a copy of their cruise report.
Paget Parish (Warwick North Central constituency). Number 16 on the listing of National Parks and Reserves. Also known in the past as Brown's or Godet's. An island in the Great Sound. It became the first air base for aircraft in . One of the largest in the Great Sound, closer to the Warwick shore than the Paget shore but actually in Paget Parish. It has a convoluted history. It was a Boer War prisoner of war camp from 1901 to 1902, mostly for Boer teenagers. Later, it was the base for Bermuda's first seaplane service, the and West Atlantic Aviation Company, run by Major Hal Kitchener and Major Hemming, a veteran of World War I. Now it is an exclusive island - and a private club - for the wealthy, with a request ferry stop on the Warwick service for residents to get to the city of Hamilton and back. Most homes have their own water frontage or private docks or . There are no private automobiles on the island. Ashore, see it best from Harbor Road, at the Belmont Wharf or Darrell's Wharf ferry stops.
