[PSUBS-MAILIST] 2019 Flathead Lake Expedtion

Sat Dec 15 14:04:27 EST 2018

Alec, three things have really helped.  The first is having participated in
the 2018 Lake Tahoe Expedition and leveraging off this prior event, second
in having a single interested group, FLBS, really wanting to see this
happen and third, is the video you did at Lake Tahoe which was instrumental
in getting buy in with FLBS.

 I am hoping your son's driving schedule will permit you to participate and
do your video magic.  Glad to hear your successful test of Shakleton.

Have a blessed Christmas!

On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 10:54 AM Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Cliff, thanks so much for organizing. It's a weird and wonderful luxury
> for me to just sit back and watch the emails come through showing
> everything falling into place, but I know none of it is happening on its
> own!
>
> Best,
> Alec
>
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 10:50 AM Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> 2019 Flathead Lake Expedition
>>
>> Since David mentioned his goal in getting his boat ready for dive next
>> year in Montana, I thought I would update the Psub community on the
>> expedition.  On August 5-9, 2019, the 2019 Flathead Lake Expedition is
>> planned.  This is a joint effort between InnerSpace.Org
>> https://www.innerspacescience.org/ and the Flathead Bio Station
>> https://flbs.umt.edu/newflbs . FLBS is operated by the University of
>> Montana.  I am the point person for this Expedition from the Innerspace
>> Science/PSub side and Jim Craft,
>> https://flbs.umt.edu/newflbs/about-flbs/people/page-elements/flbs-people/people/jim-craft/
>>  from the FLBS, UM science side. Tom Bansak,
>> http://flbs.umt.edu/newflbs/about-flbs/people/page-elements/flbs-people/people/tom-bansak/
>> , the assistant director at FLBS, is also working closely with Jim Craft on
>> the Expedition.  Organizationally, this Expedition will be structured
>> much like the 2018 Lake Tahoe Expedition.  The base station for the dive
>> is going to be the FHBS facility at Yellow Bay on the west side of the lake.
>> At this time two psubs are committed to come.  Hank Pronk is bringing
>> Nekton Gamma and I am bringing the R300.  If David is able to finish
>> fabrication and testing by then, then he is welcome to bring SeaQuester.
>> Jim Craft is working with his FLBS colleges to develop the science
>> objectives which will primarily be completed with Nekton Gamma as she can
>> take a passenger.  Gamma will be fitted with an instrumentation package,
>> the Hydrolab DS5 - Multiparameter Data Sonde
>> https://www.ott.com/en-uk/products/water-quality-2/hydrolab-ds5-multiparameter-data-sonde-56/
>> .  FLBS has two of these data sondes but they may have one of these
>> committed on an existing research project.  If it is available, it will
>> be mounted on the R300.  These data sondes log Temperature,
>> Conductivity, Depth, pH, Oxygen Reduction Potential (ORP), Dissolved Oxygen
>> (LDO), Dissolved Oxygen (Clark Cell), Turbidity, Chlorophyll a, Blue-Green
>> Algae, Rhodamine WT, Ammonium, Nitrate, Chloride, Total Dissolved Gas
>> (TDG), and Ambient Light.
>>
>> One of the planned science missions is for Gamma to do a submerged
>> transect from the mouth of the Flathead river at the north of the lake to
>> Big Arm Bay logging with the DS5 and capturing bottom samples along the
>> path.  Hank is in the process of adding the capability to Gamma to take
>> these samples.  A bathymetric map of the lake can be found at
>> http://flatheadlakers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bathymap.pdf
>>
>> Dr. Josef Crepeau, Associate Prof. Mathematics, University of Montana has
>> agreed to provide dive support with his 19ft Boston Whaler. The plan is for
>> Josef to use his vessel to tender the R300 and FLBS’s 30 foot research
>> vessel will be tendering Nekton Gamma.  We have a number of psubbers
>> that are tentatively involved:
>> Cliff Redus
>> Rick Maxwell
>> Hank Pronk and wife
>> Jon Wallace
>> Doug Suhr Jr.
>> Doug Suhr Sr.
>> Alec Symth (Provisional depending on his son’s racing schedule)
>> David Colombo and wife
>>
>> Limited sleeping accommodation for some of the psub contingent has been
>> provided at FLBS base station using their faculty cabins but these cabins
>> now are fully committed.  There are a number of hotels in Polson but be
>> aware that reservation would need to be made early for these as they tend
>> to fill up fast for the summer.  We have a local contact, Masson
>> Niblack, who lives in Polson working with us as well for local info.
>>
>> Along with the long submerged transect that Hank is going to make, we
>> will also be doing a joint night dive to see the difference in the marine
>> community between day and night.  There are several wall dives that are
>> also planned.  As we get closer to the date, we will get a better
>> picture of the planned dives.
>>
>> On Friday afternoon August 9th, FLBS is hosting an open house for the
>> public and has asked Innerspace Science to have the subs available for
>> 400-500 students.
>> Flathead Lake is one of the largest clearest lakes in the US.  The 2019
>> Flathead Lake Expedition should be a hoot!
>> Cliff
>>
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