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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-305-FA

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Other ID: LaParguera

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Legna Torres-Garcia

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Legna Torres-Garcia

Data Type(s): Time Series: Geochemical Monitoring, Time Series: Biology Monitoring, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: 1) deploy, measure, and analyze wave information pre-, during, and post-coral reef restoration and 2) provide expertise in the development of coral-reef growth assessments using carbonate budgets

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Start Port/Location: Lajas, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: Lajas, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 2025-05-12

End Date: 2025-05-18

Equipment Used:

Information to be Derived: Carbonate-budget assessment, waves, currents, water levels, temperature

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Lauren Toth

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Notes: U.S. Geological Survey staff will be coordinating the field with partners at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus at the Magueyes Research Facilities.

Location:

Shallow reef off the Soutwest coast of Puerto Rico.

Boundaries
North: 17.96860949 South: 17.90850903 West: -67.13401794 East: -67.01007843

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