Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards - NACCH (GX.21.MN00.F4J20.00)
Principal Investigator(s): David Thompson
Affiliate Investigator(s): Ann Marie Lauritsen - USFWS
Information Specialist(s): David Thompson
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Transects
Scientific Purpose/Goals: The goal of this project is to assess sea turtle nesting response on different template designs for nourished beaches and how these differ from a "natural beach".
Vehicle(s): Unknown
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2019-05-20
End Date: 2019-09-27
Equipment Used: Other, Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver
Information to be Derived: Beach elevation profiles and sea turtle nesting locations.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected beach elevation profiles and turtle nesting locations on 6 dates on Jensen Beach, 8 dates on Jupiter Island, and 10 dates on Melbourne Beach.
Staff: Rangley Mickey, David Thompson
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Platform: Honda SxS 700-4 UTV
Vehicle: Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)
This FAN covers multiple surveys for the same project. On the first week of each month, surveys will be conducted on one day in Pinellas County and on the second week of each month, for two days in Brevard County.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2018-320-FA
Location:
Martin and Brevard Counties, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 28.19792656 | South: 26.90982467 | West: -80.71655273 | East: -80.0189209 |
Platform(s):
Other |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
