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Field Activity Details for field activity 1989-007-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): S. Jeffress Williams

Affiliate Investigator(s): Shea Penland (LGS); Randy McBride (LGS)

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: We will be collecting additional surficial sediment samples in the study area to fill in and complement the grab samples and vibracores already available.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Cocodrie, LA

End Port/Location: Cocodrie, LA

Start Date: 1989-04-10

End Date: 1989-04-27

Equipment Used: Grab sampler

Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Adam Brown

Affiliate Staff:
Jeff Williams (USGS-Reston); Andrew Thorne (USGS-Reston - Support staff); Shea Penland (LGS - Baton Rouge)
Randy McBride (LGS - Baton Rouge); David Pope (LGS - Baton Rouge
Support staff); Wayne Simoneaux (LUMCON - Acadiana
Mate); Lee Black (LUMCON - Acadiana
Captain)

Notes: Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found.

Location:

Louisiana, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 33.5 South: 28 West: -95 East: -88

Platform(s):

photo of Acadiana
Acadiana

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Grab sampler --- Biology
Geology

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