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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 11CRE02

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Kristen Hart

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Kristen Hart

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Servicing 7 acoustic receivers, tag nesting female sea turtles with satellite tags, conduct rodeo captures to tag sub-adult and adult sea turtles, tag juvenile sea turtles, conduct benthic habitat characterization by diving in key turtle hotspots of activity

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Key West, FL

End Port/Location: Key west, FL

Start Date: 2011-05-16

End Date: 2011-05-26

Equipment Used: Camera, Digital, Hand Held, Digital Camera, Garmin GPS

Information to be Derived: Animals that moved through zones where acoustic receivers are located, collect biological samples from tagged turtles, deploy satellite tags on turtles to begin to track their daily movements in and around the Tortugas.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Keith Ludwig

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Additional Equipment Used: Laptop, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA)
Platform: R/V Carretta (USGS Gainesville 25-ft Dorado)

Location:

Dry Tortugas, FL

Boundaries
North: 24.66599406 South: 24.5802161 West: -82.9391 East: -82.82165167

Platform(s):

photo of Fort Jefferson
Fort Jefferson

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Camera, Digital, Hand Held --- Photo
Digital Camera --- Photo
Video
Garmin GPS --- Navigation

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