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Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-661-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Mud2 cruise

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 C. Ferreira

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Evaluate deep sea and mesophotic coral habitats impacted and reference sites in the northern 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: 2023-09-07

End Date: 2023-09-29

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

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

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Jill ​Jill R. Bourque USGS Wetland & Aquatic Research Center

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-633-FA.

Location:

Gulf of Mexico

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

Platform(s):

photo of Point Sur
Point Sur

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

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

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