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Field Activity Details for field activity 2000-022-FA

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Other ID: MK-0100; IB S-22-00-HW

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Bothner

Affiliate Investigator(s): Mike Field, CMGP-Menlo Park

Information Specialist(s): Michael Casso

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Two one-day trips were conducted to recover sediment cores using a modified USGS gravity corer and a slide hammer corer. Two sediment traps were deployed near depressions in the reef platform. Scientific objective is to assess the impact of soil erosion from Molokai on the health of the adjacent coral reef.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Kaunakaki, HI

End Port/Location: Kaunakaki, HI

Start Date: 2000-01-27

End Date: 2000-01-29

Equipment Used: Slide hammer corer, Sediment traps, Gravity corer, DGPS

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: SCUBA diving was under the direction of the Menlo Park Dive Team. Sediment traps were deployed in <2 m water near the USGS tripod off Hotel Molokai. Other sediment traps were deployed by the west coast team after Feb. 1 along CRAMP transects.

Staff: Michael Bothner, Michael Casso, Robert Barton, Joseph S. Newell

Affiliate Staff:
From USGS
CMGP-Menlo Park: Mike Field
Curt Storlazzi
Scott Calhoun
Susie Cochran

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner and M. Casso for field work. B. Barton and J. Newell have/will help in corer preparation and shipping.
Project = Protecting Americas Coral Reef Program, Protecting Americas Coral Reef Program

Location:

Molokai, Hawaii, United States, North Pacific;

Boundaries
North: 21.25 South: 21 West: -157.33 East: -156.66

Platform(s):

photo of Alyce C
Alyce C

Publications

Bothner, M.H., Reynolds, Richard L., Casso, Michael A., Storlazzi, Curt D., and Field, Michael E., 2006, Quantity, composition, and source of sediment collected in sediment traps along the fringing coral reef off Molokai, Hawaii: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 52 no. 9, doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.01.008.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Slide hammer corer --- Geology
Sediment traps --- Geology
Gravity corer --- Geology
2000-022-FA-SC-001 (CORE samples)
DGPS --- Navigation

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