Ship Operations

9531894 Carignan R/V蓝鳍主要用于支持位于哈特拉斯角和卡纳维拉尔之间的东南大陆架上的生物、物理和化学海洋学研究项目。蓝鳍是一艘72英尺高的通用科考船，由斯基德韦海洋研究所拥有和运营。该船计划在1996年运行140天，所有这些都是为了支持NSF赞助的研究。蓝鳍是美国国家科学基金会用来支持海洋科学的船队的一部分。大多数海洋项目需要高度专业化的设备和训练有素的船员的广泛支持。越来越多的研究项目需要设备，这些设备必须永久安装在船上，因此需要专门的船只。这些船只的操作方式与普通货船/渔船不同，因此NSF支持由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营的各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的操作。***

9531894 Carignan The R/V BLUE FIN is used primarily to support research programs in biological, physical and chemical oceanography on the S.E. Continental Shelf between Capes Hatteras and Canaveral. The Blue Fin is a 72' general purpose research vessel owned and operated by Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. The vessel is scheduled for 140 operational days in 1996, all are in support of NSF-sponsored research. The BLUE FIN is part of a fleet of ships used by the National Science Foundation in support of marine science. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment and extensive support from highly trained crew members. Increasingly, research projects require equipment which must be permanently installed on the vessel, thus requiring specialized vessels. These vessels do not operate the same as general cargo/fishing vessels, as a result NSF supports the operation of a variety of vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and research institutes around the country. ***