2016 Drifter Tracks
resolving transport pathways through New England's continental shelf waters and beyond
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(data)PI (report/blog) Deployers (deploy video) Date Deployed (animation) Dropsite (forecast) #units Science (googleearth) Status (googlemap) ID-Type of Unit (photo) Fate (photo) Educational Passages Baldwin 08 Nov 2013 North Atlantic 9 educational done boats under sail two deployed off N. Carolina by Joe Robillard, two deployed from the Canaries by PLOCAN, and five deployed by New England offshore Lobstermen Todd Ellis, Bob Colbert, and Bro Cote; One landed in Portugal and then later in Scotland; and one landed in Spain in mid-November 2014. One of the Canaries-launched units, "Glenna", crossed to Brazil in two months! Cape Fear Community College Degan 30 Mar 2015, 21 Apr 2015, 16 Jun 2015, and 21 Mar 2016 Gulf Stream 3 Marine Tech done unmanned sailboat one quit after a week, one landed on Hatteras after a month where the USCG responded to report of a "capsized boat on the beach" and laughed when they found, to their surprize, the miniboat. It got redeployed on June 2015, landed in Ireland in Jan 2016, and redeployed by R/V Celtic Voyager in March 2016 and landed near the Dingle Peninsula on 10 April and recovered banged-up a bit by BasketIsland EcoMarine Tour boat. GOMI Lauber/Trimper/Balkus/Terry 03 Jun 2015 off Merrimack River 6 education done Irina surface drifters student deployed units with one making it past the Azores! Center for Student Coastal Research Buckley 5, 25 Aug and 31 Oct 2015 Mass Bay 6 marine debris done surface drifters Deployed by Paul Adams and students158420703 made it almost to Grand Banks;
1504207021 made it beyond Grand Banks;
1504207022 made it well south of Grand Banks;
158420701 landed on Wood End in PTown;
157420701 died two days later;
157420702 went to North Shore;Long Beach Island School McBride Pete Dolan 07 Oct 2015 off New Jersey 1 education done Irina surface drifter deployed by Pete Dolan, a Barnegat Light fisherman, took off in the Gulf Stream and died mid-atlantic on April fools day 2016... GOMI Terry et al Oct 2015 - Jan 2016 Gulf of Maine ~13 turtles,cod, & education done Irina surface drifters 150420701 RVCS unit deployed with students on-board circled around for a few weeks and landed on Isle of Shoals (recovered by Star Island Conf Center folks);
150420702 Hampton NH rocks (recovered by JiM's students). There was not much left to them when they were recovered;
150420703 RVCS redeployed late Nov died in GSC on Dec 20;
150420704 came ashore on New Years Eve busted at Race Point to be recovered by a beachwalker & Jesse from PCCS);
150420707 Harborlights Montesorri (working with Salem Sound Coastwatch and MassDMF) deployed one in Mass Bay cod spawning grounds on 18 December ended mid-ocean on Aug 31st;
161430701 Kennebunk High worked with GMRI to deploy another in early January in Ipswich Bay but that one died north of Georges Bank in late February;
1504107010 Barnstable Harbor;
1504107014 Dennis;
150410709 Quivett Creek Brewster;
150410707 Eastham;
150410706 taken out of Wellfleet Harbor by PCCS;
1504107011 N Truro;
150410708 N Truro;
1504107015 N Truro;
150410704 Truro;Southern Maine Community College Long/Tarbox 17 Nov, 2 Dec, 8 Mar Casco Bay 7 education done surface drifters:
1346667-Lauren;
1346664-Lauren;
1346988-Eddie;
1344335-Eddie;
1346696-Lauren;
1347019-Eddie;
1346688-EddieAll made it to the Gulf Stream except the one deployed in March
1346688- which washed up in P-Town at the end of March 2016 and was recovered by Steve Caliri of Eastham who works in PTown and walks the beach.Educational Passages Baldwin 2016 multiple places 10? educational underway boat under sail "Crimson Voyager" late 2015;
"West" 28 Jan 2016 landed in Scotland Aug 2016;
"Lightning Bolt" late Winter;
"SS DCA Eagle" late winter 2016 (twice);
"Red Storm" 14 April 2016 ashore a few days later;
"Atlantic Flame" 18 April 2016 ashore a few days later
"Atlantic Flame" again 4 May 2016
"Lancer" 4 May 2016 off R/V Neil Armstrong
"CanariesII" 12 May 2016 off Canaries
"Cougars" off Maryland
"Radcliffe Creek" off Maryland
"Osprey" off Maryland
"Carolina DreamerII" north of the AzoresNOAA/NEFSC Manderson Roebuck 27 Feb 2016 Shelf edge 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter First deployed off Cape May, NJ by F/V Karen Elizabeth on 27 Feb Essex MA Tech High Wyda Ford 17 Mar 2016 off Gloucester 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter Deployed by fishermen, Jim Ford; headed to Cape Sable in Sept 2016 ... Jacksonville Univ/Bolles School/Foundation Academy Stalker/Murphy/Paris Stalker 16 Mar 2016
6 Jun 2016off Florida
off Bahamas6 river plume done surface drifters:
?;
RachelPVCspars;
Rachelx2;All oscillated off the coast for weeks;
163230811-JML unit died on deployment;
163230812-JML unit "crashed a wedding on the beach";
163230813-JML unit came aground 4/14/2016 in north of Palm Coast and found in a dumpster but with 3-d printer housing in tack;
163230814-Larger Bolles' unit tracked differently than standard size units came ashore at Cape Canaveral on 4/20 and reported by don@donfoley.com;
166240741 came ashore at Cape Canaveral on 10/18Kathleen High/USF Bartuska USF 08 April 2016 Gulf of Mexico 6 CARTHE collaboration done Irina surface drifters 166270831 almost made it back to St Pete but died after one month;
164270831 five months toward the south;
166270832 reported on other side of the gulf in NovemberUniversity of Georgia Casteleo 29 Mar 2016
18 Apr 2016off Georgia 13 Altamaha river outfall done revised Irina drifters 163280801-pilot unit came ashore on 4/18/16 in Palm Coast, stuck in the lawn, and used as a surfcast seat!
big batch deployed in mid-April headed into the Gulf StreamIpswich High LaFrance Michelle_Seven_Sea_
Whale_Watch24 Apr 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris done irina surface drifter deployed by students; circled around Stellwagen; washed ashore near Balston Beach on 2 May; redeployed by Truro Central and Billy Souza on 25 May; recovered by tuna fisherman out of Montauk (Rick Stevens?) who was going to give it to his teacher girlfriend ... Hingham MA High Gauthier/Campbell Whale Watch 27 Apr 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter well documented in ppt; close call near P-Town; circumnavigated Georges Bank, entered Gulf Stream off Chesapeake in November, CPA/IST/EMEPC Costa Pedro Arrupe College Students/ Sebastiao/ Geraldes/ Afonso/ Costa 03 May 2016 off Lisbon Portugal 1 education/marine tech done KM_PT01 play tunnel surface drifter 165390091 deployed 15 nm away from Portuguese shore by students and recovered by Rui, the fisherman, in good shape after it grounded on a sand bank near Lisbon on 11 May (38°40'28.00"N 9°14'31.00"W around 2016-05-11 T08:30:00Z) St Marys High Lynn MA Steadman Justin_Mahoney 07 May 2016 Mass Bay 1 education done Irina surface drifter 165420702 spent time on Georges Bank, made it to Great South Channel in Sept 2016 and dies near OOI array Swampscot High School Wilbur/Ratley Justin_Mahoney 07 May 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris done experimental surface drifter w/floaties landed first day in Swallow Cove in Nahant and recovered by Val Perini (Northeastern marine educator) on 14 May Governor Livingston NJ High Mcloughlin F/V Jersey Cape 07 May 2016 Mid-Atl. Bight 1 education done Irina surface drifter 164390721 Kelly's high school project deployed off Cape May boat with 4th grade art floating well and apparently dying on 28 June Waterford CT High O'Conner R/V Neil Armstrong 07 May 2016 Mid-Atl. Bight 2 education underway unmanned sailboat and Irina surface drifter 164400721 sailboat headed to Ireland in Sept 2016 while;
164400722 drifter is only half way thereYarmouth ME Schools Cuthbert/Harrington Marshall Spear 11 May 2016 off mid-coast Maine 1 marine debris done Irina surface drifter float in wrong position resulted in missed transmissions; sits on surface when first deployed but settles within minutes ; made it to Georges Bank but died there on 21 Aug PLOCAN Canaries Barrera PLOCAN 12 May 2016
01 Dec 2016off Hierro Island 2 education underway unmanned sailboats crossed the ocean in 3 months, skirting the S American coast in Sept 2016, entered Carribbean in late November 2016, and ... UCONN Jia/Whitney UCONN 18 May 2016 Long Island Sound 2 river outfall done surface & drogued drifter 165400722 drogue with experimental transmitter mount lost drogue after a week or so and landed near Westerly RI;
165400721 surface unit died a few weeks out off Long IslandFalmouth MA High Milliken F/V Kathy Ann from Barnegat Light 19 May 2016 Mid-Atlantic Bight 1 marine debris/turtles done Irina surface drifter died 31 Aug mid-ocean Gloucester MA High Goolsby Captain Bill Whale Watch 19 May 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter Gulf Stream in October entrained off Delaware St John Evangelist Beverly School Pomeroy Captain Bill Whale Watch 19 May 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter exited Georges Bank near NE Channel and made it into Gulf Stream in late September UNH Salisbury/Shellito 19 May 2016 off Korea 2 acidification done experimental drogues? many deployments off S Korea (not to be added in our database) Pembroke MA High/URI/RWU Lorenz/Kincaid R/V Endeavor 21 May 2016 Gulf Stream Ring 1 marine debris done Irina surface drifter missing fixes in rough seas; deployed in ring with school teachers on board learning about GS ring science; died 9/29 beyond Grand banks Truro Central/Ipswich High O'Leary/LaFrance Lobsterman Billy Sousa 25 May 2016 Off backside of Cape Cod 1 marine debris done irina surface drifter washed ashore Ipswich High transmitter on Truro Central Drifter; picked up on shelfedge by tuna fisherman Rick Stevens from Montauk Morse High Bath ME Ilkovich/Young F/V Illusion from Belfast ME 31 May 2016 Maine Coastal Current 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter with help from fishermen James Carroll and Nick Hawke; exited Georges Bank near NE Channel and made it into Gulf Stream in late September; south of Scotian Shelf in late November South Shore Natural Science Center/ISML/SEA DeGiulio/Galuzzo/Zetler 1 June 2016 Mass Bay 6 education done surface drifters includes Inly Deployment and 166420701 Plymouth_Middle_School_2 landed near Sandy Hook NJ in Sept;
166420703 SNE shelfedge in Aug;
166420702 Hanover middle south of GSC;
166420707 SEA redeployed Plymouth Middle of Isle of Shoals;
166420701 Inly school in Scituate died east of NE Channel in August;
166420704 PMS_1 died in late Oct in Gulf Stream;
/SML redeployment ; most made it to the shelfedge or beyond; one to Hatteras;167420710 past Grand Banks in late DecInly School of Scituate McGonagle/Galluzzo Roseway 06 June 2016 Mass Bay 1 education done surface drifters 166420701 World Ocean School involved with deployment and died mid-August off the shelf GOMI Terry et al 8 June 2016
1 July 2016
6 July 2016Gulf of Maine ~10 turtles,cod, & education underway Irina surface & Drogued drifters 1664207012-SSCW-surface;
1664207016-Bethelham-surface;
1664207015-Bethelham-surface;
167420701-Harborlights-drogued dog-leash clip failed but EcoVative float landed at Sand Cove in Cohasset recovered by Coner Kennelly on July 8th;
167420702-Salem_Sound-drogued grounded near Marblehead Tinker's Island on 9 July;
167420703_t0_5-NockMS-surface came ashore 2-3 days later;
1674207012 drogued redeployed by Emily 7/24;
1664207015 near Cape May, NJ in OctoberBrunswick ME Junior High Lamdin local lobsterman Dan Libby 10 June 2016 Maine Coastal Current 1 marine debris done Irina surface drifter caught in Gulf Stream ring; south of Grand Banks in October then died on 15th Virginia Inst. of Marine Sci. Santos VIMS 13 June 2016 Chesapeake Bay 6 turtles done wood turtles, carcasses, and buckets carcass and wood turtles headed quickly up Mobjack Bay while buckets stayed took awhile to get there;166350746- bucket stolen Maritime Gloucester Maderia Captain Bill Whale Watch or Sam Novello's charter? 18 June 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter exited Georges Bank near NE Channel, caught in ring, and then made it into Gulf Stream in late September Duxbury MA High McCarthy/Nelson 20 June 2016 Block Island Sound 1 marine debris done Irina surface drifter deployed with students about 3 miles south of Cuttyhunk, entered Narr Bay a few days later, recovered and delivered to GSO by Ryan Bruckenthal and his friend Teddy (minus spars and sails) after finding it climbing on the Jamestown rocks. Virginia Inst. of Marine Sci. Santos VIMS 24 June 2016 Chesapeake Bay 5 turtles done wood turtles, carcass, and buckets all 5 came ashore near York Point a day later Georgia Southern Univ. Thaler Cap'n Bob Williams and Fran Lapolla 24 June 2016 off Georgia 1 education done Irina surface drifters died a few months later at about 60W Univ of Central Florida Mansfield 24 June 2016 Gulf of Mexico 2 turtles done bucket drifters died mid-shelf after a few months UCONN Jia/Whitney UCONN 27 June 2016 Long Island Sound 2 river outfall done buckets with sails experimental units initially came ashore in first few hours, apparently picked up by the tide, and then, after moving into South Cove, one was taken home by a mariner (tel:203-530-0369) and other escaped the cove and got out into the sound for several days when it was recovered by a boater at approximately 1100Z on July 2nd. GLERL Ruberg GLERL 5 July 2016 Lake Erie 3 lake flow done Eddie surface drifters both came ashore the first week of August on north side of the lake Center for Student Coastal Research Buckley Mr.Paul Adams 15 July 2016 Mass Bay 3 marine debris underway 1 drogued and 3 surface drifters drogue dragged on ledge after five days and disappeared; surface drifters spent time north of Georges Bank Cohasset MA Middle School Sears/Buckley 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter time north of Georges Bank St Pauls Advance Sci&Math High Jones/Davis Appledore Whale Watch? 17 July 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter deployed off Isle of Shoals; off Georges Bank near NE Channel in Sept 2016; St John Paul II Hyannis MA Jim Remillard Joe Remillard 19 July 2016 Cape Cod Bay 1 marine debris done Irina surface drifter deployed with help from Meghan Remillard & Eva Cakounes headed out to sea; on Northern Flank of Georges in Sept 2016 and died 5 Dec in the Gulf Stream Univ of Central Florida Mansfield 21-22 July 2016
24 Sep 2016
Gulf of Mexico 6 turtles done bucket drifters? headed south; one recovered by fishermen on Aug 5; a few died after a month; and one after two months... Kinkaid Middle School Toro 22 July 2016 Gulf of Mexico 1 education done Irina surface drifter started failing after one month LEAP4ed Wilkins 25 July 2016 Mass Bay 1 education done Irina surface drifter came ashore five days later just east of Lincoln House Point in Swampscot and picked up by Emily F. Virginia Inst. of Marine Sci. Santos VIMS 30 July 2016 Chesapeake Bay 5 turtles done wood turtles, carcass, and buckets carcasss and one wooden came ashore on eastern shore; other wooden on the western shore at Ocean View; buckets stayed afloat the longest but eventually entered James River and came ashore Ocean Exploration Trust Garson R/V Nautilus 4, 10 Aug 2016 off California 2 education done experimental surface drifters deployed off R/V Nautilus with students on board; both failed within a few months Center for Student Coastal Research Buckley/Lietz Mr.Paul Adams 11 Aug 2016 Mass Bay 3 marine debris underway Irina surface drifters two stayed north of Georges Bank for awhile;
168420701 taken home by a Dennis fishermen on 16 Oct and recovered by Joe Remillard of CC Academy after finding it hanging in the fishermen's tree;
168420702 made it into MAB in October and ...;
168420703 finally made it on to the bank in Oct and ...Virginia Inst. of Marine Sci. Santos VIMS 15 Aug 2016 Chesapeake Bay 5 turtles done wood turtles, carcass, and buckets GOMI Terry/Redden 24 Aug 2016 Bay of Fundy 4 tidal power? done Irina surface drifters oscillated with the tide for over a month with 4 hour samples until Sep 25th when one died and three came ashore UCONN Jia/Whitney UCONN 24 Aug 2016 Long Island Sound 2 river outfall done bucket with sails and drogued (8m) both occassionally reporting soon after deployment; bucket recovered by mariner; one drogue float by Jim Weber on Gardiner Island WHOI/UMASSD Churchill/Cowles Friends of Buzzards Bay 8 Sep 2016 New Bedford Harbor 1 sewage done Irina surface drifter very short deployment a only a few hours UCONN Jia/Whitney UCONN 13 Sep 2016 Long Island Sound 8 river outfall done bucket with sails and and drogued (8m) a few drogues failed first day;one a few days and one a few weeks with two surface floats being recovered. one bucket landed on Plum island after a few days; one near Montauk after a few weeks recovered by Peter Joyce ; and two went offshore to Gulf Stream Cape Fear Community College Degan 27 Sep 2016 Gulf Stream 2 Marine Tech underway unmanned sailboats SS Daniel went east while SS Lester Bell went south Thetford Vt Elementary Bradley F/V RaiderIII 02 Oct 2016 off Cape Cod 2 education underway Irina surface drifter thanks to Billy & Cheryl Souza it was deployed multiple times. The first time it only lasted a few tides before washing up on Head of the Meadow Beach, recovered, and, thanks to Rick Lukas, a beachwalker on vacation, was delivered back to Billy. The second deployment after Hurrican Matthew ... GOMI/LEAP Flaherty/Wilkins 04 Oct and 24 Nov 2016 Salem Sound and Therese Sauvagneau, respectively 3 education done Irina surface drifters 160420701 GOMI unit ashore on Coney Island next day;
160420702 LEAP landed near Race Point Ranger Station, recovered by JiM et al, and brought to Mass Audubon; 1604207015 with mushroom float died after 6 days off MarbleheadUCONN Jia/Whitney UCONN 12 Oct 2016 Long Island Sound 9 vertical shear done bucket with sails and drogues 13m and 19m 160410721 last reported midway between Montauk and Fishers Island on Oct 22;
160410722 came ashore apparently drogueless just west of the Connecticut River mouth in Fenwick on Oct 18th;
160410723 came ashore drogueless in Westbrook on 17 Oct;
160410725 last reported on Oct 19th west of Fisher Island;
160410726 last reported on Oct 18th west of Fisher Island;
160410727 escaped to the shelf on Oct 22 and ...;
160410728 came ashore apparently drogueless on the north shore of Long Island (in Peconic) on Oct 23rd;
160410729 came ashore apparently drogueless on Block Island on Oct 23rd brought to Narragansett on the main land on 24 Oct by beachwalker Tom McQuireand returned to UCONN via Jerry Prezioso, Mike Jones, and JiM;WBWS/NOAA Prescott/Manning Capt. Ed 13 Oct 2016 Cape Cod Bay 2 turtle strandings done surface drifters,unmanned sailboat, and drogues 160410701 Rockstar mini-boat made Dennis to Truro transit in 8 hours, reported by Barbara Segal and pulled up above the high tide until JiM's lab recovered next morning;
160410702 WBWS Irina surface drifter came ashore on 17 Oct near Duck Harbor in Wellfleet without its body;South Shore Natural Science Center Schools DeGiulio/Koury/Jacobs Cap'n John Whale Watch 19 Oct 2016 Mass Bay 10 education underway surface drifters headed NNW, around the Cape, on to Nantucket Shoals, and ... ST John Paul II/Cape Cod Academy/Sturgis Remillards/Lewison/Strong F/V Albatross
F/V Resolve29 Oct 2016
8 Dec 2016Cape Cod Bay 6 marine debris/turtles done three drogues and twoIrina surface drifters 160410708 experimental drogues failed (only a few fixes a week later); 160410709 experimental drogues failed; 1604107010 recovered by Ptown fisherman Chris Melewski on Nov 2; 160410707 transited bay to near Cape Tip and returned to Bay View Beach in Dennis on 12 Nov;1604107022 suface unit recovered from Beach Point on 12/15;1604107023 successful drogue escaped bay on 20 Dec after a close approach to Ptown harbor Sturgis East Hyannis MA Strong F/V Albatross 29 Oct 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris done Irina surface drifter Educational Passages Baldwin Fall 2016 Multiple Places 20 education underway unmanned sailboats North Atlantic Regatta WBWS/Nauset/Monomoy Prescott/Bourque/Bell/Griffin F/V Mar
F/V Albatross1,3,9,12,19,25 Nov 2016 Cape Cod Bay 9 turtle strandings done surface drifters 1604107014 Mar unit failed after one day;
1604107016 came ashore on Sandy Neck 1700 on Nov 7;
160410703 Nauset units also ashore on Sandy neck;
160410704 Nauset units also ashore on Sandy neck;
1604107015 Monomoy unit ashore near Barnstable Harbor Dock recovered by Maureen Taylor;
160410705 ashore at end of Indian trail and picked up out of marsh Barnstable Harbor on Nov 7th;
160410706 ashore on Dennis Beach and recovered by Joe Remillard, Tim, and Kim;
1604107017 wbws unit came ashore on Brewster flats 28 Nov and recovered by WBWS turtle collector;
1604107018 ...;
160410719 blew quickly across the bay to near Truro but then headed back to Dennis ...;
Center for Student Coastal Research Buckley R/V Auk 5 Nov 2016 Mass Bay 2 marine debris underway Irina surface drifters 1604207013 stuck around in Mass Bay for a few weeks, came ashore in Hatches Harbor, collected by Chris Anderson (NPS), brought to Race Point Ranger Station all in one peice, and ...;
1604207014 went offshore first;Tabor Academy MA David/Randall/Albright 24 Nov 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter close to Bermuda! Bourne MA High Collins R/V Albatross 25 Nov 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris & turtles done Irina surface drifter deployed for turtle project; came ashore a few days later Swampscot High School Wilbur/Ratley Peter G 23 Dec 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris underway Irina surface drifter w/20mm fiberglass spars first headed ENE and then ... Kingswood Regional Wolfboro NH Drennan-Doiron ?? Fall 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter displayed in multiple Cape Cod classrooms by Falmouth STEM's Deb Columnbe and ... Rockport MA High Sabo Fall 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter ManchesterNH High Hartwell Seven_Sea_Whale_Watch Fall 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Barnstable High Jarzobski Fall 2016 Mass Bay 5 education planned Irina surface drifter Gloucester Middle School Higgins/Donnelly Captain Bill Whale Watch 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Stockton University Pfeiffer-Hebert 2016 Mid-Atl. Bight 2 education planned Irina surface drifters Manchester Essex MA Magers/Baker 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Falmouth ME High Kralic/Njaa 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Marshwood ME Middle Barron 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Lawrence Junior High MA Smith/Tribou 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Oakridge Sandwich MA Handrahan/Chambers 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter Dennis-Yarmouth MA Regional Loebig 2016 Mass Bay 1 marine debris planned Irina surface drifter
Note: Most units are prepared by marine science students. The majority are standard "surface drifters" marking only the top 1-meter of the water column, but some units, as in the case of EP boats, track the wind and wave at the surface and some have subsurface drogues typically centered at 10m-15m below the surface. For details, call 508-495-4727 or email james.manning@noaa.gov.
