2011 Expedition
Sinop F dive site

Internal Wave Motion of the Southern Black Sea

July 23 – August 14, 2011
NA012

Expedition Partners

Lead Scientist

Expedition NA012 in the Black Sea explored the transitional zone between the oxic and anoxic water layers along the paleoshoreline at ∼155 m depth. This expedition conducted comprehensive side-scan sonar survey grids at depths from 100- 400 m off Eregli and Sinop, Turkey to document acoustic changes in sediments across the oxic/anoxic boundary. Additionally, the team collected sediment cores from the oxic, suboxic, and anoxic layers, and identified anomalies logged as targets on the sonar.

Meet the Team

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Selected Publications

2024

Brennan, M.L. (2024). Quantification of bottom trawl damage to ancient shipwrecks: a case study from the coastal waters of Turkey. Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling. Jarvis C (ed.) : 41-52. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-579…

2018

Brennan, M., Cantelas, F., Elliott, K., Delgado, J., Croff Bell, K., Coleman, D., Fundis, A., Irion, J., Van Tilburg, H., Ballard, R. (2018). Telepresence-Enabled Maritime Archaeological Exploration in the Deep. Journal of Maritime Archaeology 13(2): 97-121.
Davis, D., Brennan, M., Opait, A., Beatrice, J. (2018). The Ereğli E Shipwreck, Turkey: an early Hellenistic merchant ship in the Black Sea. The International Journal of Nautical Archeology 47(1): 57-80.
Davis, D., Brennan, M., Opalt, A. (2018). Eregli E: A Hellenistic merchant ship in the Black Sea. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 47(1): 57-80.

2016

Brennan, M. (2016). Quantifying impacts of trawling to shipwrecks. In: Matthew Keith, (ed) Site Formation Processes of Submerged Shipwrecks : 157-178.
Brennan, M., Davis, D., Ballard, R., Trembanis, A., Vaughn, I., Krumholz, J., Delgado, J., Roman, C., Smart, C., Croff Bell, K., Duman, M., DuVal, C. (2016). Quantification of bottom trawl fishing damage to ancient shipwreck sites. Marine Geology 371: 82-88.
Brennan, M., Davis, D., Ballard, R., Trembanis, A., Vaughn, I., Krumholz, J., Delgado, J., Roman, C., Smart, C., Croff Bell, K., Duman, M., DuVal, C. (2016). Quantification of bottom trawl fishing damage to ancient shipwreck sites. Marine Geology 371: 82-88.

2015

Ürkmez, D., Brennan, M., Sezgin, M., Bat, L. (2015). A brief look at the Free-living Nematoda of the oxic/anoxic interface with a new genus record (Trefusia) to the Black Sea. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 44(4): 539-551.

2014

Brennan, M., Ballard, R. (2014). Archaeological Oceanography. Encyclopedia of Natural Resources : 604-608.

2013

Brennan, M., Davis, D., Roman, C., Buynevich, I., Catsambis, A, Kofahl, M., Merrigan, M., Vaughn, I., Duman, M., Urkmez., D. (2013). Ocean dynamics and anthropogenic impacts along the southern Black Sea shelf examined by the preservation of premodern shipwrecks. Continental Shelf Research 53: 89-101.
Ürkmez, D., Brennan, M. (2013). A new species of Halaphanolaimus (Nematoda: Leptolaimidae) from the southern Black Sea (Turkey) with a modified key for species identification. Zootaxa 3691(2): 220-228.

2012

Brennan, M. (2012). Cultural sites as platforms for environmental characterization of marine landscapes. Dissertation: University of Rhode Island

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