Other ID: Keys biosurveillance
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Emerging Disease (GX.24.MN00.UYC22.00 )
Principal Investigator(s): Christina Kellogg
Affiliate Investigator(s): Ian Hewson, Cornell University
Information Specialist(s): Julie Voelschow
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To screen water, benthic surfaces, and fishes for the presence of the ciliate that caused Diadema mass mortality in 2022
Vehicle(s): Ford Expedition Green
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: Key Largo, FL
Start Date: 2024-05-03
End Date: 2024-05-06
Equipment Used:
Information to be Derived: Presence/absence data from qPCR or PCR screening of sample filters and swabs
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
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Location:
Offshore Key Largo - Tavernier
Boundaries | |||
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North: 25.012 | South: 24.961 | West: -80.376 | East: -80.491 |
Platform(s):
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