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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-642-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Nancy Prouty

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Nancy Prouty

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, 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):

Start Port/Location: Pascagoula, MS

End Port/Location: Pascagoula, MS

Start Date: 2023-05-20

End Date: 2023-06-06

Equipment Used: CTD

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: Deploy CTD at ROV sites for nutrient and oceanographic profiles

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)

Boundaries
North: 30.28839375 South: 26.89178922 West: -90.15980199 East: -86.24067619

Platform(s):

photo of Point Sur
Point Sur

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
CTD --- Surveys (geochemical)
Experiments (geochemical)
CTD

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