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Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-632-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Nancy Prouty

Affiliate Investigator(s): Randy Clark (NOAA)

Information Specialist(s): Joanne Thede

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Nutrients, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Evaluate deep sea and mesophotic coral habitats impacted and reference sites in the northern Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) in response to the 2010 DWH Oil Spill.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Pascagoula, MS

End Port/Location: Pascagoula, MS

Start Date: 2023-07-30

End Date: 2023-10-17

Equipment Used: CTD_SeaBird, Nutrient sampler, Hand-grab sample

Information to be Derived: CTD operations (instrumental and discrete water sampling) at known impacted and reference sites in the northern Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico).

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Vessel: NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

Location:

Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)

Boundaries
North: 31.95216224 South: 24.20688962 West: -97.91032478 East: -81.73598918

Platform(s):

photo of Nancy Foster
Nancy Foster

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
CTD_SeaBird --- CTD
Nutrient sampler --- Chlorophyll
Nutrients
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology

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