Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Paleoclimate Mendenhall Modys (GX.21.MN00.E3R17.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Lauren Toth
Affiliate Investigator(s): Alex Modys - FAU & USGS student services contractor.
Information Specialist(s): Lauren Toth, Anastasios Stathakopoulos
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To test new coral head core-drilling field equipment and recover cores from several late-Holocene age corals.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2021-05-26
End Date: 2021-05-28
Equipment Used: Digital Camera, Rotary Corer
Information to be Derived: We will collect several cores from dead corals (number to be determined while in the field). We'll collect GPS location data, water depth, and underwater photos.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Tested new underwater drill setup using NEMO drill and 4" barrels. Collected 1 new late Holocene coral core. Named PMP-C11
Staff: Anastasios Stathakopoulos
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Shallow coral reef habitat generally offshore of Pompano Beach, FL.
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 26.45582024 | South: 26.08638815 | West: -80.12878418 | East: -79.97497559 |
Platform(s):
 Halimeda |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Rotary Corer | Used a NEMO rotary hammer drill with adaptors to a 4" diameter coral core bit. | Geology |
