F/V
ISABEL S.
The 91 foot offshore fishing vessel Isabel S. based in New
Bedford, MA has been chartered by the NOAA National Marine Fisheries and MA
Division of Marine Fisheries for a series of fisheries research cruises and is
presently under a long term contract to CR Environmental, Inc. on the MWRA
Boston Harbor Outfall Monitoring Program. The vessel is fully equipped and
insured and is available for charter for oceanographic survey operations.
Capabilities
| Offshore Fisheries Research | Water Quality Monitoring Studies |
| Geophysical Surveys | Search and Survey Operations |
| Oceanographic Mooring Operations |
Past Experience
| MWRA Water Quality
Monitoring Program in Mass Bay and Cape Cod Bay |
(5) NOAA/NMFS Fisheries Research Cruises to Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine |
| Longline Discard Survival Study with MA Division Marine Fisheries | (3) Underwater Video Surveys of Stellwagen Bank for USGS |
Specifications
| Length: 91 Feet | Beam:
24 Feet |
| Draft: 12 Feet | Speed: 10 Knots |
| Fuel Consumption: 30 gal/hr | Berths:
13 personnel |
| 800 sq ft Deck Space | 200 sq ft Interior Lab Space |
| 300 sq ft of Lab Space in Fish Hold w/110 and 220 KVA Power |
Machinery
/ Deck Equipment
| Caterpillar 3508 855 hp | (2) 30 kW Lister Generators |
| (2) 10 Ton Trawl Winches | (2) Removable 6X8 Net Reels |
| (2) Scallop Booms w/5 Ton Winches | (1) 500 lb Take Out Winch |
| (1) 12 foot Hydraulic A-Frame | (1) 8x10 foot Lab Van |
Electronics
| Northstar 941X Differential GPS | Laser Plot Electronic Chart System |
| Furuno LC-90 Loran Receiver | Simrad DC-150 Color Video Sounder |
| Furuno 48 mile Radar | Furuno 24 Mile Radar |
| Icom VHF Radio | Stevens Sea 222 SSB Radio |
| Wood Freeman Autopilot | 3W Cellular Phone |
Safety Equipment
| 8 & 6 man SOLAS A Life Rafts | Litton Category 1 EPIRB |
For further information, contact Chip Ryther or Charlotte
Cogswell of CR Environmental, Inc. at (508) 563-7970 (Phone/Fax).