Other ID: Boca Chica Reefense Dive Sediment Sampling
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux - CSAF (GX.26.MN00.M0Y60.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Emily Wei, Jennifer Miselis
Affiliate Investigator(s): Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; US Army Corps of Engineers
Information Specialist(s): Emily Wei
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Diver-assisted sediment sampling on the nearshore ledge off Boca Chica Key in support of efforts to construct an artificial coral reef offshore of Naval Air Station Key West.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Start Port/Location: Boca Chica Key, FL
End Port/Location: Boca Chica Key, FL
Start Date: 2023-03-07
End Date: 2023-03-12
Equipment Used: Digital Camera, Hand grab sampling, Push Corer, SP90 GNSS Receiver
Information to be Derived: Sediment samples and shallow cores
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Billy Reynolds, Andrew Farmer, Chelsea Stalk
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-334-FA.
Personnel may change; will update.
Location:
Boca Chica Key, FL, United States, Atlantic Ocean
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 24.56810753 | South: 24.55118293 | West: -81.71157073 | East: -81.65966034 |
Platform(s):
 26-ft Dusky (R/V Palmatta) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Hand grab sampling | --- | Geology Biology Chemistry | |
| Push Corer | --- | Geology | |
| SP90 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
