Other ID: MDBC Pisces PC-23-02
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Funding Program(s): MDBC HAE (GX.24.MN00.F92KH.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Christina Kellogg
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Julie Voelschow
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect samples of mesophotic and deep-sea corals for microbial ecology studies
Vehicle(s): Ford Expedition Green
Start Port/Location: Pascagoula, Mississippi
End Port/Location: Pascagoula, Mississippi
Start Date: 2023-06-27
End Date: 2023-08-01
Equipment Used:
Information to be Derived: Microbial diversity (via DNA sequencing and cultivation)
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: James Evans
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: First leg of cruise is 6/28 to 7/13 and will be staffed by Kellogg; then Evans will go on next leg from 7/14 to 7/30. Platform is NOAA's R/V Pisces. Vehicle will be packed with all necessary gear for both legs and remain in Pascagoula during cruises so that we don't need two separate vehicles. SALT5 cruise: R/V Point Sur (LUMCON) during the month of October, 2023.
Location:
Gulf of Mexico
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Platform(s):
 Point Sur |
